Derek Beackon is currently a member of the British Democratic Party, and a former member of the British National Party and National Front.
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14 Facts About Derek Beackon
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Derek Beackon was chosen as the candidate this time, following the local party's policy of rotating members.
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Derek Beackon's campaign followed Butler's blueprint of emphasising 'Rights for Whites' through canvassing and leafleting.
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Derek Beackon abandoned the old policy of holding a public meeting as he felt they proved too counterproductive by attracting large crowds of protesters, particularly from the Anti-Nazi League and Anti-Fascist Action.
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Derek Beackon thus became the first elected representative for the party.
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Immediate reaction to Derek Beackon's election was widespread condemnation from many sections of wider society.
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Derek Beackon was hampered by his own inexperience: the BNP press office had to speak for him after he failed to distinguish between the housing and social service departments in a newspaper interview with the East London Advertiser.
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Derek Beackon had to flee his flat in Wapping to live in hiding with his brother in Bethnal Green during which time his housing benefit was cancelled.
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Derek Beackon was unable to fulfill his promises to influence housing allocation to benefit white constituents.
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Derek Beackon was the only successful BNP candidate during John Tyndall's tenure as party leader.
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Derek Beackon's profile fell away somewhat after his election defeat as the BNP failed to capitalise on their breakthrough.
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Derek Beackon remained loyal to Butler, who had fallen out of favour with Tyndall, and was interviewed for the first issue of The Patriot, a dissident journal within the party associated with Butler, Lecomber, Michael Newland, and others on the party's 'modernising' wing, all of whom went on to back Nick Griffin in his successful challenge to Tyndall's leadership.
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Indeed, Derek Beackon appeared in Moving On, Moving Up, a glossy brochure produced by Griffin during his leadership campaign, endorsing the former Political Soldier for the BNP leadership.
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Derek Beackon was a BNP candidate for the Orsett ward of Thurrock Council in May 2008.
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