The British naval base at Gibraltar
James Bethell, Director of Nothing British, has slammed Nick Griffin MEP over comments he made to Spanish journalists about Gibraltar.
The BNP leader said on his party’s web site that he would be prepared to hand over the strategically important naval to the Spanish and thereby betray the 30,000 British citizens living on the island, which has played key roles during World War Two and the Falklands War. Griffin made the remarks about the 300 year-old British territory to suck up to Spanish fascists.
As The Sun have reported this morning, Griffin’s bizarre reasoning is that it would help the Spanish combat radicals in nearby northern Africa.
Deceitful Griffin told fellow fanatics: “Taking into account the geographical situation of Gibraltar and the Muslim threat on its door, I would prefer to see a Spanish flag fly in Gibraltar before an Islamic one.” He added: “It would be much easier to sort it out if we had nationalist governments in Britain and Spain because it would then be an agreement between equals.”
Speaking to The Sun, James Bethell said: “Nick Griffin talks about protecting our national interest but he would surrender our sovereignty to Spanish fascists in a heartbeat.”
“The only flag that should be flying over the Rock is the Union Jack.”
A recent referendum on the island, off the southern tip of Spain, saw 99.64 per cent vote to remain British.
Nothing British has also spoken to Andrew Rosindell MP:
“Nick Griffin has once again proved that there is nothing British about the BNP with his recent comments over his Party’s position on Gibraltar. By stating that he would be happy to see the Spanish flag flying over the Rock he has effectively sold out 30,000 British citizens. The people of Gibraltar is not Spanish. It is British. They have voted overwhelmingly to remain so. To suggest otherwise shows a gross misunderstanding of the crucial importance that Gibraltar holds in our proud history. It also raises serious questions as to how many other of our thousands of British citizens who inhabit our Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories around the World the BNP are willing to desert.”
Last week we reported on Griffin’s appearance at the neo-fascist rally in Spain that held on the anniversary of the death of Spanish dictator General Franco. We also reported that Griffin attended the rally with Roberto Fiore, a convicted Italian terrorist and close companion.
UPDATE:
You can find Nick Griffin’s remarks to Spanish journalists on the BNP’s web site: http://bnp.org.uk/2009/11/edl-aligned-fascists-fail-to-disrupt-bnp-attended-meeting-in-madrid/
Tags: Gibraltar, James Bethell, Nick Griffin
