Four candidates have declared their intention to stand for the position of leader of the British National Party this year, including the current leader Nick Griffin MEP.

The three other challengers are, in alphabetic name order, Derek Adams, Richard Barnbrook AM and Eddy Butler.

In terms of the BNP’s constitution, all candidates have been asked to provide a 150-word manifesto for publication on the main BNP website.

All four candidate statements can be found at the special leadership challenge statement page here.

If any other candidates come forward between now and the close of nominations on 10 August, their names will be added to this list in alphabetic order once again.

Andrew Brons MEP has been appointed official scrutineer for the returned nomination forms and ballot papers.

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