One of the highest-profile members of the British National party has been banned from sitting on his local council for a month and censured by the Greater London authority after giving false details about murders on a video blog.
Richard Barnbrook, who holds a seat on Barking and Dagenham council and is the BNP’s only London assembly member, brought his position, the GLA and his council into disrepute, a disciplinary hearing found yesterday.
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