Voting Labour has led to the danger of a BNP MP.

Rob Flello, the MP for Stoke-on-Trent South, has warned voters that there is a danger of the BNP winning in his constituency. He naturally, as a Labour MP, insists that the only way to beat the BNP is to vote Labour.

Sadly the rise of the BNP has come under a Labour government. It is Mr. Flello's colleagues in the Labour Party who have ignored working class concern on immigration and social breakdown and now unfortunately the BNP are preying on people's concerns and posing a real threat in Labour heartlands at this General Election. I myself will be down in Barking to help UKIP candidate Frank Maloney soon, where the BNP have been making a song and a dance about Nick Griffin standing.

I personally don't think that the BNP will elect a Member of Parliament on May 6th, but not because Labour have done anything to effectively the counter the threat. I believe simply that while some may get so wound up with things that they vote BNP, there are enough people who realise what they are all about to not vote for them.  No matter how disgusted most British people get, they would much rather sit at home than vote for a racist candidate.

For those who believe in tough but fair immigration controls but are not motivated by racism, as is the case with most decent British people, UKIP are there. Which begs the question, why would someone become a member of the BNP if it wasn't because they are racist?