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The Billy Brit character, as depicted in the video entitled "Heroes".

Billy Brit is a puppet character who has been used in YouTube videos by the youth wing of the British National Party.

In one of the videos, titled "Heroes", the character recites a poem extolling a series of British figures: Boudicca, Edward I, William Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Lord Nelson, the Duke of Wellington, Captain Scott, Enoch Powell and Nick Griffin. Every verse except for the one on Griffin ends with a statement that the individual was white.

The "Heroes" video was criticised by Hari Kunzru of The Guardian. An episode of Have I Got News for You played a clip containing the Boudicca verse, prompting Stuart Maconie to jokingly comment "Pixar have gone really downhill, haven't they?".

The puppet itself was not commissioned by the BNP but was, in fact, a standard puppet bought off-the-shelf.

References

Milmo, Cahal; Rawlinson, Kevin (2009-10-22). "10 things you should know about the BNP when you watch Question Time tonight - The Independent". London. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
Kunzru, Hari (2009-05-30). "BNP puppets are not the real threat - The Guardian". London. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
"Episode 5, series 37". Have I Got News for You. 22 May 2009. BBC One.
"Meet the new Billy Brit". 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2011-05-27.

British National Party

Leadership

Leaders	John Tyndall (1982–1999) Nick Griffin (1999–2014) Adam Walker (2014–present)
Deputy Leaders	Richard Edmonds (1982–1999) Sharron Edwards (1999–2000) Tony Lecomber (2000–2002) Scott McLean (2002–2007) Simon Darby (2007–2010) vacant (2010–2014) Adam Walker (2014)
Other leaders	Kenny Smith (Head of Administration)

History of the British National Party
National Front British National Party election results Question Time appearance 1999 British National Party leadership election 2011 British National Party leadership election 2015 British National Party leadership election 2019 British National Party leadership election

Organisation
BNP Youth Christian Council of Britain American Friends of the British National Party

European alliance
Alliance of European National Movements

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