21:16: Victory for Stolen Valour. Nothing British campaign is first question on QT. Most people who watch this will see that we were right: the BNP has no right to wrap itself in the honour of our veterans.
21:16: Sayeeda Warsi on News 24: Griffin had no views to give.
21:17: Huhne on News 24: He was held up for the views he is famous for
21:19: Huhne on News 24: “He is pretending to be something isn’t.”
21:21: Warsi: “Griffin came across as the man he is. A bigot.”
21:22: He didn’t face a hostile audience or panel. He just held to account.
21:22: Supporters of BNP are not racist. They are victims of Labour and Conservative duopoly
21:24: The BNP hold out a prospectus of hate & fear
22:05: Sky News has a member of the audience saying, “Unfortunately, Griffin came across as more reasonable than the other panellists.”
22:08: Sky News: “It was a little one dimensional. And he didn’t get an opportunity to score cheap points. He has gained an enormous amount of publicity. The audience gave him more of a rough time than the politicians.”
22:35: Is it fair the BNP has hijacked Churchill?
Jack Straw: No. The Nazis, just like the BNP is based on race.
Jack Straw: We only won World War One and Two because of millions of black and Asian soldiers. They died fighting for us.
Nick Griffin: “Churchill would be in our party because no other party would have him. His views on Islam and immigration would mean the BNP would be the only party. My father was in the RAF, while Jack Straw’s was in prison for not fighting. (boos)” – Pathetic. Very: “my dad is better than yours.”
Nick Griffin is attacked by a member of the audience for having disgusting views.
Sayeeda Warsi: Any party that has the disgusting views of the BNP have nothing in common with Churchill.
Sayeeda Warsi uses our briefing on Collett.
Bonnie Greer: If I was a BNP member I would be scared on the membership rule change. What kind of a political party is based on an idea on an indigenous people.
Chris Huhne: “Nick Griffin is playing the same old game of peddling fear. One thing that Churchill was never is a fascist.” Quite good actually.
Griffin: I am the most loathed man in Britain by British Nazis.
Griffin denies himself appearing in films. Doesn’t deny sharing a platform with the KKK leader David Duke but says they are not violent.
Straw: “Griffin always wants to wriggle out his past”.
Griffin laughs very awkwardly.
22:54: “I can’t explain why I used to think those things.”
Griffin refuses to answer Holocaust questions. “I have changed my mind. But mainly on figures.”
Straw gets angry.
22:56: Why is Islam a wicked and vicious faith?
“Because it doesn’t fit in with the values on Britain.”
“I want to make a pact with Islam. Britain must remain a British and Christian country.”
Warsi: Does he despise Muslims or love them?
Warsi brings up his past with Gaddaffi, Khomeini and Farrakhan.
Warsi: “Mr Griffin is a thoroughly deceptive man”.
Griffin: I went to Libya to persuade Gaddaffi to stop funding the IRA.
Greer: There is a reason why Griffin doesn’t talk about Romans, because everybody was a citizen.
22:03: Is the rise of the BNP down to the governments policy on immigration?
Straw: “No.” Unbelieveable, Straw brings up Powell! Stick to your govenments role in the immigration debate.
Straw: “Of course there is a worry. But net immigration has fallen.”
Answer the question Jack!
Dimbleby: “Answer the question!”
Warsi: You are not being honest on immigration. Real issues around poverty, social deprivation and immigration have caused the rise of the BNP.
Warsi: “Lots of people who vote BNP are not racist” (Large round of applause)
Warsi: “Britain should not draw up the bridge. Britain deserves the best and brightest people.”
Well done Sayeeda. Excellent points.
Huhne: “Lib Dems are the only party that can tackle the BNP.” (What a joke)
Warsi remains stateswomanly like and does chip in on Griffin. Unlike Huhne, Greer and Straw.
Griffin: “We are the Aborignes.”
Warsi: “Do you know the definition of genocide? Mr Griffin, how appaling you use that term in that way.”
Griffin laughs very awkwardly at his 2:2 from Cambridge.
23:19: Gentleman calls Griffin a “dick”.
23:20: Griffin cites the YouGov poll from June 2009.
Warsi picks him up on aslum seekers.
Warsi and gentleman in audience pick up on Straw’s remarks on immigration. Field is cited.
Warsi to Straw “You are in denial” about immigration.
Lousy debate on immigration. Warsi only one to hold Griffin and STraw to task.
22:26: Should the Daily Mail have published Steven Gately article?
Greer: Yes, but it was wrong.
Huhne: Yes, but I don’t approve of it.
Dimbleby picks up Warsi’s remarks in 2005 on homosexuals.
Warsi: Journalists need to take responsibility.
Griffin: “I am against the promotion of sex. I believe in the freedom of the press.”
Audience shout out about Griffin’s homophobia.
Straw: Daily Mail article was odious, but I support the Mail’s right to freedom of press.
Griffin laughs awkwardly.
23:53: Has QT been a Christmas present for the BNP?
Huhne: Clearly it has. I don’t want the broadcaster to decide who can and can not come on tv.
Warsi: No. I think the audience and public are repulsed by Griffin’s values. I am glad it happened.
Griffin is shaking and looks awkward. Won’t answer.
Straw: A catastophic week for the BNP.
“Griffin is a fantasising conspiracy theorist”.
Democracy lives! Griffin has not done as well as some thought.
Tags: BNP, Nick Griffin, Questions Time, Stolen Valour
