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Fascists lose High Court challenge over ballot paper slogan
Sam Tobin reports from the High Court
A FAR-RIGHT fringe party lost a High Court challenge today against the removal of an “offensive” slogan from ballot papers in the wake of the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox.
The English Democrats Party argued that the Electoral Commission was wrong to object to the phrase “English Democrats — England worth fighting for!” on ballot papers in the October 2016 Batley and Spen by-election.
It was one of a number of far-right parties, including the British National Party and National Front, which contested the by-election after Ms Cox was murdered in her constituency by fascist Britain First supporter Thomas Mair in June 2016.
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