Former BNP leader ‘shared racist cartoon’

The former leader of the British National Party appeared in court today (mon) charged with stirring up racial hatred. Nick Griffin, 66, allegedly shared a cartoon on social media in 2021 that was said to be ‘threatening, abusive or insulting.’ The former member of the European Parliament is being privately prosecuted by the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA). According to the CAA Griffin posted the cartoon on his X account – then Twitter – when he had tens of thousands of…