Jack Buckby (born 10 February 1993) is a British far-right political figure and author who was previously active in a number of groups and campaigns, including the

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and Liberty GB. In 2017 he was associated with

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and the

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party.

Early life and the BNP

Buckby joined the

after meeting its leader

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. He was active in its youth movement, known at various times as BNP Crusaders and Resistance. He started a far-right youth group called the Natural Culturists in July 2012, while studying political science at the

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. Griffin introduced him at a meeting of the Alliance of European National Movements in 2012. He was described at the time as a potential future leader of the BNP to succeed Griffin. Buckby left the party the same year, saying that the “open race hatred became unacceptable". He was expelled from the University of Liverpool.

Liberty GB and Anne Marie Waters

Buckby joined Liberty GB, a new far-right party, in 2013. He stood as a candidate in the

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for the

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constituency in third position on the party's list, behind the founder

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. The list received 0.11% of the vote. By 2016, he was serving as the party's press officer. In June 2016, he tweeted that the

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was the fault of LGBT people. Following the

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in 2016 by a far-right activist, Buckby stood as the Liberty GB candidate in the

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to fill Cox's seat, appearing on the ballot as "No to terrorism, yes to Britain". Large parties, including the

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and the Liberal Democrats didn't stand candidates due to the circumstances of the by-election. He came sixth, with 1.1% of the vote. In February 2017, Buckby told a student activist on television to "take in a Syrian refugee, I hope you don't get raped". He is thought to have left Liberty GB in June 2017, after which he was media manager for

's campaign in the

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. He told an undercover reporter "I'm basically the campaign manager. But I don't make it too public." Waters came second, with 21.3% of the vote. Following the leadership election, Waters started a new party called the

, which Buckby joined.

July 2020 interview

In an interview with Channel 4 News on 10 July 2020, which also quotes William Baldet of the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right, Buckby said that he had repudiated his former extremist views and recognised their troubling nature.

Elections contested

UK Parliament elections

European Parliament elections

References

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