The British National Party have named their Chairman Adam Walker as the candidate for Rotherham.
The party was desperate to stand in the town and try and capitalise on the dreadful grooming scandal there.
Sadly for the party, the best candidate they could come up with is Walker, who is banned from teaching after getting into his car and chasing after some young boys on bikes who were taunting him. He then terrified the young boys by pulling out a knife and slashing their bicycle tyres.
The court recorder said at the time of Walker’s conviction in 2011 that his actions could have “killed the boys.”
Since becoming Chairman of the BNP after a vicious battle with Nick Griffin, Walker has refused to do any media interviews in case he is asked about his convictions and life time ban from teaching.
If Walker is really the best candidate they can put up in a town torn by tragedy, division and recrimination, it really shows how far the party has sunk.
Still, at least it will detract from the ‘Nazi Granny’ standing for the party in Dagenham.
There is not one party candidate either for parliamentary or the local elections in the whole of Durham, a former stronghold that Walker has helped destroy.
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