Nick Griffin denied entry to Buckingham Palace

[-:Undertaker:-]

It benefits UKIP and through UKIP it benefits Farage. I don't doubt there are far worse claims by other MEPs but you can't complain about Westminster MP's expenses when one of the few elected representatives UKIP has, and one of the highest ranking ones at that, is clearly not squeaky clean himself.

Expenses is the broader term which includes such claims as these.

Yes it is a stupid system you are right, the more you turn up the more you gain in expenses - as I was talking about earlier on with the sign in fiasco at the European parliament. I can and will complain because Farage has been squeaky clean, hence why before UKIPs amazing success at the European Elections 2009 the pro-Tory press didn't jump on the story because of the very reason there was no story.

If he had been involved in milking the expenses system in Brussels then he would have been ripped to shreads day-in and day-out by the media, and quite rightly so.

[GommeInc]

I don't make up the protocol rules It probably would have been better just to let him go as long as he didn't have a publicity stunt outsidel

It's what I was thinking too He should go, provided he doesn't do a little stunt there. CHances is he wouldn't be able to, and he doesn't need to anyway seeing as he is a voted in MEP.

According to Griffin there are no rules for the garden parties which say he cannot announce it/use it as a political stunt.

In a way, I can understand the Palace's concern, using it for publicity is a bit wrong and inappropriate for what appears to be an event for MEPs to mingle with her Majesty. That's not to say I agree entirely, he should still be able to go but not make a scene about it, as he has been in trouble before for what he stands for - it's sort of what democracy is about, hating on the parties/people that make little sense

[Eckuii]

Lets remember that Griffins Cronnie still went so what is the big issue that the BNP has. Griffin was banned because he spoke out after he was invited by the Queen of this country.

Griffin should have being invited, at the end of the day, a million people voted for him regardless of what people think. A lot of people voted BNP at a time when MP's were rinsing the system and didn't care about immigration for 13 years. The politicans brought this upon themselves.

I totally disagree with everything that the BNP stand for.

[Apolva]

Personally I find this hilarious.

Even though he shouldn't have been invited to begin with.

[Superior]

He is a very very selfish man so he would probably have wanted to attend instead. Just a very stupid selfish man.

How do you know he is so selfish, have you watched a documentary on him or something? I can understand why you don't really like him, after all if he came into power his main priority would be lets face it.. to get people like you out so if I was in your position I wouldn't like him either. To tell you the truth, even I don't like him. It just so happens to be that he has good policies behind him.

Personally I find this hilarious.

Even though he shouldn't have been invited to begin with.

Why shouldn't he of been invited? He had every right to go as he was voted in as an MEP by a million people.

[Fez]

Lets remember that Griffins Cronnie still went so what is the big issue that the BNP has. Griffin was banned because he spoke out after he was invited by the Queen of this country.

Griffin should have being invited, at the end of the day, a million people voted for him regardless of what people think. A lot of people voted BNP at a time when MP's were rinsing the system and didn't care about immigration for 13 years. The politicans brought this upon themselves.

I totally disagree with everything that the BNP stand for.

I agree with everything you've said there.

[ifuseekamy]

How do you know he is so selfish, have you watched a documentary on him or something? I can understand why you don't really like him, after all if he came into power his main priority would be lets face it.. to get people like you out so if I was in your position I wouldn't like him either. To tell you the truth, even I don't like him. It just so happens to be that he has good policies behind him.

Why shouldn't he of been invited? He had every right to go as he was voted in as an MEP by a million people.

Because it's their party, they have every right to uninvite whoever they want.

[Superior]

Because it's their party, they have every right to uninvite whoever they want.

Yes which is fair enough but they need to have good reasons for banning people and this reason just isn't good enough as it was not made clear to him that he has to keep quiet about it.

[Jordy]

Yes which is fair enough but they need to have good reasons for banning people and this reason just isn't good enough as it was not made clear to him that he has to keep quiet about it.

We don't know that to be honest, of course Nick Griffin would deny there being rules about it.

[Superior]

We don't know that to be honest, of course Nick Griffin would deny there being rules about it.

Yeh we don't know for sure but I don't think that he would be stupid enough to lie on national TV.