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BNP Assembly Member Richard Barnbrook, 47, opposition leader on Barking and Dagenham council, campaigned on a platform of strong opposition to immigration and to special treatment for minorities.
He told The Times he would fight to ensure that in future "every single Londoner is treated exactly the same - no political correctness and no positive discrimination. Nobody will be favoured over anyone else regardless of creed or colour."
His election is likely to tarnish the capital's image as a model of racial diversity and alarm the one third of Londoners who are foreign-born. But he denied he was an extremist, insisting: "I speak far more common sense than the other three parties."
Mr Barnbrook is a former artist who trained at the Royal Academy and says he is engaged to Simone Clarke, until recently a leading ballerina at the English National Ballet. She supports the BNP but played no part in the campaign and was not present for his election yesterday.
He said he expected to be ostracised by other members of the assembly, but insisted he would not be cowed. He would be a voice for "true Londoners" who feel disenfranchised by the mainstream parties. "If I have to be a lone wolf I will be one," he said. "I haven't been elected to simply sit back and be like the other parties, sticking with the status quo and the gravy train movement."
He intends to propose that St George's Day be officially celebrated, that the Union flag fliexs over City Hall, and that burkas and other head coverings be banned from London's public buildings.
He opposes the Olympic Games because Londoners are footing so much of the bill- "If they are going to benefit the whole nation why is the whole nation not paying for them?"
He will also vigorously oppose the building a huge new mosque in Newham, East London. "This is a Brtish culture," he said. "If I was to go to Iran or Iraq and say I wanted to build St Paul's Cathedral smack in the middle of their capitals they would say 'no way'. I'm terribly sorry but the same thing applies here. Next we'll have Sharia law."
Mr Barnbrook plans to use his assembly seat as a platform to dislodge Margaret Hodge, the Labour minister and MP for Barking, in the next general election. He ran against her in 2005 and came third with 16.9 per cent of the vote, but the following year the BNP gained 12 of the 51 seats on Barking and Dagenham council to become the official opposition. "I'm 80 per cent confident that Margaret Hodge will go," he said yesterday.
Labour opponents on the council deride Mr Barnbrook's performance and that of his BNP colleagues, accusing them of poor attendance, gesture politics and budgetary ineptitude. Mr Barnbrook counters that Labour mocks the BNP's policies then quietly adopts them.
His election comes just days after Rome elected a former neo-fascist, Gianni Alemanno, as its mayor. "Maybe people not just in the UK but across Europe and the world are saying their (national) identities are being abused," Mr Barnbrook said.
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If anything walking of stage like children that just got there ball taken away proves as a whole the other parties don't give a whoot for Democracy at all,
They fear the truth is about to come out about them because Richard will expose them and then let the people decide ,
Richard for mayor next .
Tony Winchester, Southend , G.B.
I watched the speech Richard Barnbrook gave on U tube. The rhetoric seemed extreme but thats against the background of no one in the public eye speaking out on the immigration issue. Its concerning that other parties simply ran away off stage, Arent they supposed to debate things like adults?
Paul, Leeds, England
At last someone who will represent the British people. This is only the start. Whole swathes of this country are turning against ZaNu Labour and they are hardly likely to start voting for the Tories. Once UKIP implodes the BNP vote will rocket!
Mark , London, UK
I'm sickened by the reaction of other parties. They spit of democracy. He was elected democratically by the will of the people. The PC facists never give up.
If nothing else he represents the nations majority view that immigration needs reforming.
Betty Fowler, Hove, Sussex.,
Well done, Sir!
He speaks for the millions of British people who "quietly' oppose the Islamification of our country.
But the Lefty PC Al Qeada supress any discussion of REAL issues. Don't be cowed by the rants of the far left and wearisome right.
Victor Smithwell, Wimbledon,
I think it's a disgrace that our country is descending into a slow decline away from being Britain and into a strange mix of cultures with no national identity. Our country is becoming a mini-world made of separate cultures. It's soon going to be too difficult to govern.
Ben, London,
well done richard about time we had a positive voice in the gla.i am very proud that you have said that you will represent everyone regardless of race creed colour good luck for the future
darren shaw, dublin, ireland
Congratulations to the BNP. People are waking up and the "silent revolution" is really gathering momentum now!
Thomas Baird, Oxford, England
Now that the BNP have overtaken UKIP in share of the vote I hope they will be given a fair hearing in the media. I thought it was bad that Boris etc stomped off the stage as Richard Barnbrook was about to speak. Well done to him.
Simon , Chatham, Kent
Common sense at last. Thank you Richard Barnbrook and thank you BNP for having the guts to represent the British people.
Richard, Bude, UK
After ten years of an international socialist regime that has seen white Londoners flee the capital in their hundreds of thousands as hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals flood in, Londoners have placed a British voice in the council house.
AL, LONDON, UK
Martin Fletcher writes: "His election is likely to tarnish the capital's image as a model of racial diversity and alarm the one third of Londoners who are foreign-born" - but what about the" tarnishing of the capital" by the floods of immigrants who trespass on our homeland, without our permission?
James Williams, Swansea, uk
This is fantastic news for the country and our own wonderful culture. The victory will undoubtedly send shockwaves through the establishment and I am delighted.
No political correctness and no positive discrimination, YES! British interests first as it should be! Onward and upward!
Gerard O`Connor, London, United Kingdom
Well done Richard! Well done London voters!
This is great news for common sense politics. As you can see above Mr Barnbrook is no extremist. Finally London gets an AM who will speak for the common man, and cut through the political correctness of the establishment!
Matt Kureshi, London, Great Britain
Congratulations to Richard Barnbrook on being elected to the GLA.
Great news!!!
Grant, Kensington,
He is a truly brave man who will say what many think but dare not say. Richard, I salute you. Good luck and I'm sure you will work hard to put much needed pressure on our far too cosy political establishment.
P. Williams, London, England