Croydon BNP election candidate investigated over immigrants rant

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By Aline Nassif

  1. <P>UNDER INVESTIGATION: Clifford Le May walking his dog this week </P>

    UNDER INVESTIGATION: Clifford Le May walking his dog this week

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The political career of Croydon Central's BNP candidate is in jeopardy as he is being investigated by his own party after ranting about "violent immigrants" in New Addington.

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Clifford Le May is in trouble for his response to a Tory questionnaire encouraging residents to raise any concerns with London mayor Boris Johnson.

His reply was to write: "Stop ruining our community by stuffing New Addington with violent immigrants who have no right to live among decent civilised white people."

In the questionnaire he also refers to his Tory rival for the Croydon Central seat, Gavin Barwell, as a "traitor to his race and nation".

Despite admitting the words were written in "anger", Mr Le May has refused to retract anything and is now hoping he will not be deselected as a result.

"I'm not a racist – I'm a British patriot," he insisted.

"I hope what I wrote won't affect my candidacy."

Mr Le May, a 50-year-old postal worker and dad-of-three, explained the basis for his strong views.

He claims his 15-year-old daughter, Eve, was "pepper sprayed and attacked" by a West Indian immigrant in 2007 and that his mum Marie was punched in the face by two black men at Bayswater station 20 years ago.

He also says his gran was mugged by a gang of young black men who left her with a broken hip. She died during surgery to have it replaced.

Speaking at his home in Redstart Close, he claimed: "There's a problem in this country with aggression coming from young black men.

"I can recount hundreds of incidents – 99 per cent of all violent crime will be at the hands of black youths.

"Everywhere I go I see violent young black men and women.

"I read the New Scientist and they say there's evidence that people in gangs are predisposed to violence.

"They didn't bring race into the equation, but you can read between the lines."

Referring back to his comments on the survey, he denied trying to be inflammatory.

"I was so annoyed and angry to get this survey from a failed party who are not interested in what I've got to say," he said.

"The Tories and Labour have ruined our economy and our prospects.

"My two eldest daughters Natalie (a 20-year-old nightclub waitress) and Jodie (an 18-year-old shop assistant] are working part-time jobs because of this terrible situation.

"I stand by what I wrote. But when I address the electorate when a general election date's set I'll probably use different words."

Mr Barwell, says he was appalled when he read the questionnaire response.

"Mr Le May's comments show the BNP remains a party that judges people not by their actions but by the colour of their skin," he said.

"Hundreds of thousands of British servicemen gave their lives to defeat these views in the Second World War – there's nothing patriotic about them.

"People who are thinking of voting BNP should be aware what kind of people they really are."

Simon Darby, a BNP press spokesman, says the result of the inquiry will be reported in due course to Mr Le May.

He added: "While I agree with the sentiments, he could have put it a bit more politely – he should have couched his language more.

"But what he says is not too far from what's actually happening."

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  • Profile image for Tony1066

    by Tony1066

    Friday, December 30 2011, 12:00PM

    “When I took over as Croydon and Sutton Organiser of the British National Party, I started to look into the legality of the Leak and found it looked Illegal under the Data Protection Act 1998. I spoke with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) and was advised that most data protection issues can be resolved by contacting the organisation responsible without going through the ICO. I wrote to Croydon Conservatives who refused to take the situation seriously and again went to the Croydon Advertiser this time to Gareth Davies.
    I wrote to the ICO who looked into the case and contacted the Croydon Conservative Federation (CCF), the CCF has recognised their error and to prevent reoccurrences of the circumstances are considering compiling and retaining a guidance note for staff. They also intend running a data protection/information security awareness programme.
    Rather than embracing the opportunity to be trained in information security, Gavin Barwell took the extraordinary decision to condemn the Information Commissioner on twitter "GavinBarwellMP Great story here @Gareth Davies09 Information Commissioner trying to protect privacy of racist standing for public office @tonyleemartin". Ironically he tweeted this the day after attending a Black Minority Ethnic Forum.
    When contacted by Croydon and Sutton British National Party about an apology, Gavin Leaky Barwell said "Have no intention of apologising.”

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    by lloyd, in the house

    Tuesday, July 21 2009, 8:11PM

    “Aint you lot bored of this frigging story by now its past its sell by date now , been there heard it all before don't wanna hear it again”

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    by Alan, Forestdale

    Tuesday, July 21 2009, 3:59PM

    “Why does Mr Le May not defend himself and the BNP in this discussion? It seems that Ms Lewis, being able to string a few words together to construct a sentence, is doing it all. Are we to assume that Mr Le May is unable to contribute? If so, he will hardly make a good candidate if he cannot hold his position in a debate.....”

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    by Tony, New Addington

    Tuesday, July 21 2009, 12:13PM

    “No answer other than personal attacks. Typical. No I do not vote Labour. 15 Years on the council list is making you ill. BNP policies make a lot of people ill. If you weren't such an antagonistic neighbour (deliberating annoying neighbours - your words) or assumed all social housing occupants were lowest of the low as you incinuated at the neighbourhood partnership meeting perhaps the council would be happier to help, the fact that you are where you are should tell you something. I look forward to further debates.”

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    by Charlotte Lewis, Thornton Heath

    Tuesday, July 21 2009, 10:57AM

    “If you want proof, then go & knock on the doors of 100 Croydon Council owned properties & ask the tenant in each one where they were born. As I said - I've been on the waiting list for 15 years, & my housing situation is making me ill. I'm not alone.

    I suppose you vote Labour because your parents did, & their parents. My mother abhors the BNP - but I've got a mind of my own. She's threatened to cut me out of her will because of my membership - but I've got PRINCIPLES.

    I look foward to next May, when you will be repesented on Croydon Council by BNP councillors. In the mean time I've got better things to do than debate with the brain-dead.”

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    by tony, New Addington

    Tuesday, July 21 2009, 8:41AM

    “Temper temper. Give me the proof, and I don't mean trumped up BNP fantasy, and I will reconsider my opinion on queue jumping.
    Being an Officer does not make you right and unchallengable. Your answer to every issue is blame it on skin colour. The issue of membership was stated by Your leader in a recent interview with Nick Ferrari on LBC, perhaps Mr Griffin doesn't know his own party policy, but then he also is an 'Officer'.
    When I was threatened recently, and had a brick thrown at my car whilst my grandson was sitting in the back, the gang was made up of five WHITE youths. White, English and local. Crime is not a race issue it is an IMPORTANT issue. You expose your party for all it is and the electorate will see that.”

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    by Charlotte Lewis, Thornton Heath

    Monday, July 20 2009, 10:11PM

    “Don't you DARE tell me that immigrants don't queue jump, I KNOW they do - I've been on Croydon Council's housing waiting list for 15 years!!!

    The BNP has policies on EVERYTHING, oh and also has Scottish & Welsh members - so much for your English only nonsense. You know nothing, I'm an officer of this party & I know what it's all about.”

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    by Tony, New Addington

    Monday, July 20 2009, 5:35PM

    “Charlotte, you say I have no common sense but I do have a sense of decency. I also am aware of whats right and whats wrong. There is NO evidence of anyone jumping the council list despite the lies you peddle. You alienate people not on rights or wrongs but on colour of skin, solely. Your party does not allow non white members. You would not allow a mix-raced person to join your party and yet you are happy to plead protection from a Police Service made up of many ethnicities. People of all races, colours and creeds are dying in the service this Country and see themselves as British yet you seek to oust them from our shores. Your party is hypocritical even down to its name. The BRITISH national party only wants White ENGLISH according to your own membership criteria. Nobody is claiming that all who vote BNP is a racist but the BNP is a racist party, an undeniable fact. I have the common sense to see our party for what it really is and so will the Community that is New Addington. It was always expected that you would contend all four seats because you feel they are your best chance of spouting your rubbish. You have no workable answer to Crime, Education, Health et al only lies damned lies and deception.”

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    by Enoch, Croydon

    Monday, July 20 2009, 4:48PM

    “An interesting debate that as usual ends up with people abusing each other online for having an opposing view. I myself am a white male from croydon in my late thirties who grew up with black and asian kids that to this day i call my friends. This same friends have come to hate what croydon has become or is quickly becoming, an immigrants haven where crime is on the rise and gangs of black males roam the streets of croydon, making my black friends, the same age as me, not want to go there. Does this make him a racist. Does this make me a racist. No it means we are scared of what our once great town has turned into. I am not a BNP supporter, but F*** M* i agree that immigration has ruined this place, and so do my british born and british proud friends, of whatever race or creed.”

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    by Charlotte Lewis, Thornton Heath

    Monday, July 20 2009, 4:09PM

    “Tony, as I said before, communities that are not homogenous are artificially created. Immigration on a large scale has ruined communities; what on earth does a little old native lady say to a bunch of non-English speaking Somalis, with alien customs, whom get dumped nextdoor to her by the council (leapfrogging over British people in the process)?

    Would the Conservatives throw everything they've got at Hackney or a Welsh ex-mining community? Would Labour throw everything they've got at Chelsea or Henley? Obviously not, it's about common sense - something which you clearly lack.

    There are 24 wards in Croydon, all of which are 3 councillor wards except for Fieldway & New Addington - which are 2 councillor wards. It is my job as organiser to assign candidates to wards.I will start with the best ward - which is Fieldway. I am expected to lead by example; it would be frowned upon by party leadership for me to stand in a ward that we don't stand a cat in hell's chance of winning. That said, ideally, residents of New Addington will stand in New Addington. But we will contest all 4 seats.

    The 3rd, if immigrants have settled here ILLEGALLY, then they must leave Britain - no matter how long they've been here. Anyone who has been granted 'leave to remain' since 1997 must have their status re-examined, I'd wager about 95% of them have no actual grounds to be here.”

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