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Former BNP Leader Nick Griffin Charged with Racial Hatred

11/27/2025

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Nick Griffin, 66, the former leader of the British National Party, faces two counts of stirring up racial hatred over a 2021 social media post that allegedly shared a cartoon deemed "threatening, abusive or insulting."
Griffin appeared via video link at Westminster Magistrates' Court and did not enter a plea.
He was released on unconditional bail.
He is due to appear at Southwark Crown Court on December 22.

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Nick Griffin, 66, the former leader of the British National Party, faces two counts of stirring up racial hatred over a 2021 social media post that allegedly shared a cartoon deemed "threatening, abusive or insulting."
Griffin appeared via video link at Westminster Magistrates' Court and did not enter a plea.
He was released on unconditional bail.
He is due to appear at Southwark Crown Court on December 22.