British National Party leader steps down

Leader of the British National Party Nick Griffin speaks to the media after his party won their first seat in the European Parliament at the Town Hall in Manchester, northern England

he leader of the controversial British National Party has stepped down after 15 years at the helm.

55-year-old Nick Griffin insisted the decision to go was "mine and mine alone", though he admits it did involve a discussion with leadership.



"I had initially hoped to hand the responsibility over several years ago, but when a concerted effort was made to destroy the BNP from both outside and within, I decided that it was my duty to stay and steer our movement through the storm and back to internal and financial stability before moving on."

Mr Griffin says he wants to focus on campaigning to stop Prime Minister David Cameron's attempt to "drag Britain into war in Syria" as well as resisting "confrontation and conflict" with Russia.

He's appointed Adam Walker as acting leader until the next year's leadership election.

The BBC says the party has suffered a string of electoral setbacks in recent years, getting just over 1% of the vote in May's European elections and losing the majority of its local council seats in England.



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