The entire membership of the BNP has been leaked and published online today by 'disgruntled former employees'. The membership list dates from late last year and includes details of names, ages and postal and email addresses of more than 10,000 supporters, that also include children.
In a backlash, the BNP said that it would be taking legal action as the publication is in breach of a court injunction obtained in April preventing the membership list from being published.
A BNP spokesman, Simon Darby, said that the online posting is "malevolent and spiteful".
"This is being done to destabilise the party after a successful conference in Blackpool and before the elections for the European parliament in June next year."
Darby said that the membership list had been stolen. He also added:
"We are worried because kids' names are on the list. It is not information that should be in the public domain. We are always receiving death threats."
Police officers have previously faced dismissal for being a member of the BNP.
