British Unions Want to Ban Nationalists
Trade unions want the right under UK law to expel British National Party activists – and deny them membership – as part of Labour plans to check the electoral advance of the far right.
Labour backbenchers, supported by all the biggest unions, will unveil the plan on Tuesday when they put forward an amendment to the Employment Bill that would allow them to ban racists. The proposal – labelled ‘Stalinist’ by the BNP – comes amid concern that it could win as many as three seats in next year’s European Parliament elections and make strong gains in council elections.
Labour MPs, many of whom feel threatened by the BNP’s advances in their constituencies, are concerned that the party is encouraging activists to infiltrate unions in order to spread subversive, racist messages in the workplace.
Looks like the far right is stirring up the UK, which wouldn’t happen unless there was some appeal to the electorate.