Paul Golding
| Paul Golding | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Britain First | |
| Assumed office 2014 |
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| Deputy | Jayda Fransen |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Britain First (2011–present) BNP (until 2011) National Front (previously) |
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Paul Golding (born 25 January 1982) is the leader of Britain First, a counterjihad organisation described as a "fascist paramilitary group" by left-wing political figures and supporters of liberal and progressive British political parties.[1] He was a British National Party (BNP) Sevenoaks District councillor for Swanley[2] from 2009 to 2011 and was also the BNP's Communications Officer. He stood as a candidate in the London mayoral election in 2016; his Deputy Jayda Fransen stated that Britain First wants to hang its opponents.[3] He came eighth, behind George Galloway. Sadiq Khan of the Labour Party won the election. Golding had been accused of making libellous and "Islamophobic" comments about Khan during the election.[4]
He stood as British National Party candidate for Sevenoaks in the 2010 general election, and received 2.8% of the vote.[5] He stood as a Britain First lead candidate in the 2014 European Parliamentary election for Wales; the party received 0.9% of the vote.[6]
Golding was formerly a member of the National Front, and once attended the Cenotaph in London on Remembrance Sunday while drunk and wearing women's underwear on his head.[7]
In May 2014, Golding was arrested for criminal damage and breach of the peace during a protest outside the Indian Embassy in London.[8] In July 2014, he tried to have himself arrested at Bexleyheath police station over an incident at Crayford Mosque, but failed, an act widely considered to be a fund-raising publicity stunt.[9] In March 2015, he was arrested on suspicion of assault during a Britain First march in Derby, as was an opponent who Golding had claimed assaulted him.[10] In May 2015, Golding threatened to bury a pig at the site of proposed mosque in Dudley, mistakenly believing this would contaminate the site and render it unsuitable.[11]
Also in 2015, Golding was convicted of harassing a woman after mistakenly arriving at her home instead of that of a man allegedly linked to the 2005 London bombings. He was also found guilty of wearing a political uniform, an offence under the Public Order Act 1936. A restraining order was issued against Golding and he was fined for both offences.[12] During a visit to Northern Ireland in 2015, Golding and other supporters of Britain First mistook Newtownards Town Hall for a mosque.[13] At the Britain First Annual Conference in November 2015, Golding and Fransen led the meeting which agreed a number of policies including banning the media from using the word 'racism' and abolishing the BBC.[14]
Elections contested
UK general elections
| Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sevenoaks | BNP | 1,384 | 2.8[5] |
European Parliament elections
| Year | Region | Party | Votes | % | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wales | Britain First | 6,633 | 0.9 | Not elected[6] | Multi member constituencies; party list |
References
- ↑ Adam Bienkov, "Britain First: The violent new face of British fascism", politics.co.uk, 19 June 2014
- Willard Foxton, "The loathsome Britain First are trying to hijack the poppy – don’t let them", The Daily Telegraph, 4 November 2014
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sevenoaks, BBC News Election 2010
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vote 2014 - Wales, BBC News
- ↑ "Britain First: inside the extremist group targeting mosques", Channel 4 News, 19 June 2014
- "The shame of Paul Golding", Hope not hate website, 26 April 2014
- "Far-right leader turned up to Cenotaph with knickers on his head", Political Scrapbook, 10 November 2014 - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Sam Balls, "Britain First leader Paul Golding found guilty of harassment and wearing a political uniform", Essex Chronicle, 6 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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