MOST people support the policies of the British National Party, a poll revealed today.
But when those surveyed were told the policies were associated with the BNP, support fell.
One of the party's main pledges is to halt all further immigration to the UK. 59% of people supported this before they were told of the BNP policy. When they were it dropped to 48%.
The YouGov survey found there was a 55% backing for all the policies of the far-right political party, which fell to 49% once those polled were informed of the connection.
With the party, led by Nick Griffin (pictured above), appearing to reflect the opinions of the general public, there are widespread fears the BNP could make significant gains in next week’s local elections.
However, the poll – commissioned by Sky News – found most people opposed two of the party’s hardline ideas. 68% did not support the idea that non-white British citizens are less British.
And 52% were against encouraging immigrants to leave the country. The BNP also suffers from a bad reputation, which could prevent voters supporting it at the polling booth.
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