UAF members disrupted a BNP press conference in Westminster.

British National party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin, who has just won a seat at the European Parliament (EP), was forced to abandon a press conference yesterday after protestors threw eggs at him, calling him and his party fascist.
 
The incident happened outside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, as he was calling the press ‘liars’.
 
Throwing objects at politicians has long been a common way of expressing one’s disagreement.
 
Over the years, people have hurled eggs, cakes, pies, custard, tomatoes, shoes and even hand grenades at politicians to show their dissatisfaction with their policies. Today, this fierce and uncivilised way of protest seems to have reached new levels of popularity.
 
The demonstration, which according to the BNP involved about 80 protestors, was arranged by leftist, anti-BNP group Unite Against Fascism (UAF) which is unhappy with the election of Mr Griffin and his fellow EP candidate Andrew Brons.
 
The BNP says it remains concerned about the way the case has been dealt with.
 
“The police simply stood there and watched them turn away,” Mr Griffin said in a video statement published on the party’s website.
 
“Also, the press and the media were absolutely outrageous, basically saying that it was our fault and that it was not a very serious incident. We had the cameraman hit with eggs, we had people hit with placards and several bottles were thrown,” he added.
 
But the UAF has defended its role in the incident, saying the election of Mr Griffin and Mr Brons to the European Parliament “threatens to normalise the presence of the BNP in politics”.
 
“The fascists will use their electoral foothold to push their bigotry in the media and whip up race hatred on our streets,” the UAF said in http://www.uaf.org.uk/news.asp?choice=90611 a statement].
 
The leftist organisation is seeking to have the two BNP representatives barred from the European Parliament.
 
The BNP gained over 86,400 votes in London, about a 1 percent increase in its share of the votes compared to 2004.