title: Question Time British National Party controversy
Fascism
Resistance (YBNP)
American Friends of the British National Party
British National Party
Richard Barnbrook
Mark Collett
British National Party leadership election, 1999
List of fascist movements
British National Party leadership election, 2015
sentences: The "Question Time" British National Party controversy occurred in the autumn of 2009, due to an invitation by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to Nick Griffin, leader of the far-right British National Party (BNP), to be a panelist on "Question Time", one of its flagship television programmes on current affairs.
Fascism is a form of radical authoritarian nationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and control of industry and commerce, that came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.
 The first fascist movements emerged in Italy during World War I, before it spread to other European countries.
 Opposed to liberalism, Marxism, and anarchism, fascism is usually placed on the far-right within the traditional left–right spectrum.
Resistance (formerly Young BNP, Youth BNP, BNP Youth and YBNP) is the youth section of the far-right British National Party (BNP).
American Friends of the British National Party (sometimes abbreviated as AFBNP) was a political activist group founded by British far-right expatriate Mark Cotterill in January 1999 that facilitated financial assistance for the British National Party (BNP) from American supporters.
 It also fostered links between far-right groups and individuals in the United States and the United Kingdom.
 According to BNP Chairman Nick Griffin, the group made a "significant contribution to the BNP's [2001] general election campaign".
The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right and fascist political party in the United Kingdom.
 It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its current leader is Adam Walker.
 A minor party, it currently has one councillor in UK local government.
 During its heyday in the 2000s, it had over fifty seats in local government, one seat on the London Assembly, and two Members of the European Parliament.
Richard Barnbrook (born 24 February 1961) is a British former politician and an ex-member of the London Assembly.
 He was elected as a British National Party (BNP) list candidate in the 2008 election, though he resigned the BNP whip in August 2010 and subsequently sat as an independent.
 Barnbrook was a councillor, and leader (2006–08), then deputy leader (2008–10), of the BNP group on Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council.
 He represented Goresbrook ward.
 Barnbrook retired from politics in May 2012.
Mark Adrian Collett (born 3 October 1980) is a British political activist.
 He is a former chairman of the Young BNP, the youth division of the British National Party (BNP), and was director of publicity for the party before his BNP membership was suspended in early April 2010.
The British National Party (BNP) leadership election of 1999 occurred on 28 September, and was intended to select a new leader for the BNP.
 It was triggered when Nick Griffin stood against John Tyndall for leadership of the party, after Tyndall had served for 17 years as leader of the party.
 Griffin won the election with 72.5% of the vote.
 The election returned a new leader of the BNP, and marked a shift in the party towards a more modern organisation, and with the intent of gaining broader appeal and legitimacy.
This article discusses regimes and movements that are alleged to have been either fascist or sympathetic to fascism.
 It is often a matter of dispute whether a certain government is to be characterized as fascist (radical authoritarian nationalism), authoritarian, totalitarian, or a police state.
 The term "fascism" itself is controversial, and has been defined in various ways by different authors.
 Many of the regimes and movements discussed in this article can be considered fascist according to some definitions but not according to others.
 See definitions of fascism for more information on that subject.
The British National Party (BNP) leadership election of 2015 was triggered on 19 July 2014 when Nick Griffin stepped down as BNP leader to instead become the organisation's president (he was later expelled from the party and therefore the presidency in October 2014), but was not announced until 29 June 2015.
 Two candidates stood in the leadership election: Adam Walker (Acting BNP leader since 2014, and previously Deputy Leader of the BNP) and Paul Hilliard (BNP Derbyshire Sub Regional Organiser).
 On 27 July 2015, the results of the leadership election were announced, with Walker being named the winner by a margin of 378 votes, which translated to a 55.35% margin of victory.
 Walker had secured 543 votes compared to the 145 votes for Hilliard and the 15 spoiled ballot papers (which equaled 2.19%).

Question: Question: The British National Party (BNP) subscribes to what form of radical authoritarian nationalism? 

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 Fascism is a form of radical authoritarian nationalism, characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition, and control of industry and commerce, that came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.
 The first fascist movements emerged in Italy during World War I, before it spread to other European countries.
 Opposed to liberalism, Marxism, and anarchism, fascism is usually placed on the far-right within the traditional left–right spectrum. 

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 Resistance (formerly Young BNP, Youth BNP, BNP Youth and YBNP) is the youth section of the far-right British National Party (BNP). 

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 American Friends of the British National Party (sometimes abbreviated as AFBNP) was a political activist group founded by British far-right expatriate Mark Cotterill in January 1999 that facilitated financial assistance for the British National Party (BNP) from American supporters.
 It also fostered links between far-right groups and individuals in the United States and the United Kingdom.
 According to BNP Chairman Nick Griffin, the group made a "significant contribution to the BNP's [2001] general election campaign". 

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 The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right and fascist political party in the United Kingdom.
 It is headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, and its current leader is Adam Walker.
 A minor party, it currently has one councillor in UK local government.
 During its heyday in the 2000s, it had over fifty seats in local government, one seat on the London Assembly, and two Members of the European Parliament. 

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 Mark Adrian Collett (born 3 October 1980) is a British political activist.
 He is a former chairman of the Young BNP, the youth division of the British National Party (BNP), and was director of publicity for the party before his BNP membership was suspended in early April 2010. 

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 The British National Party (BNP) leadership election of 1999 occurred on 28 September, and was intended to select a new leader for the BNP.
 It was triggered when Nick Griffin stood against John Tyndall for leadership of the party, after Tyndall had served for 17 years as leader of the party.
 Griffin won the election with 72.5% of the vote.
 The election returned a new leader of the BNP, and marked a shift in the party towards a more modern organisation, and with the intent of gaining broader appeal and legitimacy. 

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 This article discusses regimes and movements that are alleged to have been either fascist or sympathetic to fascism.
 It is often a matter of dispute whether a certain government is to be characterized as fascist (radical authoritarian nationalism), authoritarian, totalitarian, or a police state.
 The term "fascism" itself is controversial, and has been defined in various ways by different authors.
 Many of the regimes and movements discussed in this article can be considered fascist according to some definitions but not according to others.
 See definitions of fascism for more information on that subject. 

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 The British National Party (BNP) leadership election of 2015 was triggered on 19 July 2014 when Nick Griffin stepped down as BNP leader to instead become the organisation's president (he was later expelled from the party and therefore the presidency in October 2014), but was not announced until 29 June 2015.
 Two candidates stood in the leadership election: Adam Walker (Acting BNP leader since 2014, and previously Deputy Leader of the BNP) and Paul Hilliard (BNP Derbyshire Sub Regional Organiser).
 On 27 July 2015, the results of the leadership election were announced, with Walker being named the winner by a margin of 378 votes, which translated to a 55.35% margin of victory.
 Walker had secured 543 votes compared to the 145 votes for Hilliard and the 15 spoiled ballot papers (which equaled 2.19%). 

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Answer: Fascism