A PLEDGE has been made by councillors to fight to keep the British National Party out of Colchester.
A meeting of Colchester Council heard how the far-right political group had been canvassing in the area, and held a stall outside Angel Court in the town’s High Street one weekend.
Tim Young (Lab, St Andrews) said the ruling parties would be working with officers to make sure the BNP did not get any “oxygen of publicity” in the town.
Robert Davidson, Conservative group leader, said he wanted an assurance from the portfolio holder that the BNP would be removed if they tried to hold a stall again.
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