McNab and Weston say there's nothing British about the BNP

By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

UPDATE: The BNP says “Those Tory generals who today attacked the British National Party should remember that at the Nuremburg Trials, the politicians and generals accused of waging illegal aggressive wars were all charged – and hanged – together …”

A group of former soldiers including Andy McNab and Simon Weston have contributed to this Nothing British campaign video, criticising the BNP for hijacking images of the armed forces for their own political ends:

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