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Harriet Harman, who is also leader of the Commons and the Party's
chairman, said: "It is a worry. Certainly they (the BNP) are a bigger
threat than they have been before."
In an interview with The Independent she outlined Labour's efforts to
counter BNP successes ahead of national elections for the European
Parliament in June.
Labour is waging a campaign at local level to prevent the far right
party from winning its first seats in the European Parliament.
In areas where there is heavy BNP activity, Labour is using the slogan,
"fairness not fear", instead of its national banner "winning the fight
for Britain's future".
It is also teaming up with anti-fascist groups and sending in anti-BNP
"battlebuses" .
"The party is focused on the BNP in this election in a way it hasn't
been previously," she said.
Speaking on Thursday after a campaign visit to the North West, where BNP
leader Nick Griffin is a candidate, Ms Harman added: "Most people are
not aware the BNP is standing.
"It is below the radar. There is very low public awareness of these
elections. For us, it is a question of pointing out the dangers of the
BNP, which now wears suits but whose ideology is as pernicious as ever."
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