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Shouting pull the plug on Nazi thugs a group of anti-fascist campaigners held a demonstration outside BBC against the airing of an election advert for the far-right British National Party (BNP). All the main political parties have had their TV adverts, known as party political broadcasts, aired on Britain's 5 terrestrial channels ahead of the May 6 general election. Unite Against Fascism believes the BBC should not air the BNP's advert because it is funded by the public through an annual license fee. One demonstrator angrily shouted: The BNP are a racist organisation, they should not be given any time on television or radio. Another activist compared the BBC allowing the BNP air time to Nazi Germany. The BBC sparked controversy last October when BNP leader Nick Griffin appeared on the the channel's political show Question Time. BBC's Television Centre, where the show was filmed, had to be locked down by police against a surge of hundreds of anti-fascist protesters who blocked the road and tried to storm the building. The BNP currently has two Members of European Parliament. It hopes to win national seats in Parliament on May 6 and win more seats on local councils. The BNP is enjoying support amongst Griffin is standing in the east London seat of Barking against Labour's Margaret Hodge. During the launch of the anti-immigration party's manifesto last week, Griffin argued that Britain was full and It's time to shut the doors.
