Jun 13th, 2009 - Times Online
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Nick Griffin’s wit may have helped him to become the most successful far-right leader Britain has ever produced. Among his drinking chums, the chairman of the British National party is apt to perform a hilarious party piece: he removes his glass eye and lays it on the table. It is curious behaviour that draws attention to a mysterious chapter in his shadowy past.
Last weekend the BNP secured its biggest mainstream victory when Griffin became its second member to be elected to the European parliament, as MEP for the North West region. Hours earlier, Andrew Brons, another candidate, won a seat in Yorkshire and Humber.
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Jun 10th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
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Jun 10th, 2009 - Times Online
Nick Griffin was finally able to deliver his victory address today, ranting for so long that even his most hardened protesters stopped chanting to play Bob Marley songs at high volume before giving up and going home.
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Jun 9th, 2009 - Times Online
Nick Griffin, the British National Party leader who was elected to the European parliament on Sunday, was ambushed by protesters today and forced to abandon a victory press conference outside the Houses of Parliament.
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Jun 9th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
BNP leader Nick Griffin has been pelted with eggs and forced to abandon a press conference outside Parliament. Dozens of protesters disrupted the event, which follows the British National Party winning its first two seats in the European Parliament.
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Jun 7th, 2009 - Times Online
The British National Party tonight won a seat in the European Parliament for the first time in its history. Nick Griffin's far-right movement polled 120,139 votes in the Yorkshire and Humber region...
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