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1 The total number of BNP candidates, at the time of writing, was sixteen. Of the ®ve elected prior to spring 2003, one was defeated in subsequent elections and one did not stand.
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Links have included discussions over a common slate of candidates for the European elections. See `BNP in secret Le Pen talks', Sunday Times (4 May 2003 ).
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8 `High Noon', op. cit.
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10 Southend Advertiser (23 February 2000).
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11 Dover Express (1 October 1998). Since then, the paper's coverage has improved.
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23 S. Morris, `Press whips up asylum hysteria', Guardian (24 January 2003 ).
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24 Nick Cohen, `Be afraid of the BNP', Observer (21 April 2002 ).
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36 I. Herbert, `Police try to ease tension after asylum seeker is stabbed to death in racially-motivated killing', Independent (30 August 2002 ).