Jack Buckby
Jack Buckby is a British political commentator. He was previously active in a number of far-right groups and campaigns, including the British National Party and Liberty GB. In 2017 he was associated with Anne Marie Waters and her party the For Britain Movement.
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Born | Lancashire, England | 10 February 1993
Years active | 2012–present |
Website | jackbuckby |
Early life and the BNP
Buckby joined the British National Party after meeting its leader Nick Griffin.[1] He was active in its youth movement, known at various times as BNP Crusaders and Resistance.[2] He started a far-right youth group called the Natural Culturists in July 2012, while studying political science at the University of Liverpool.[3][4][5] Griffin introduced him at a meeting of the Alliance of European National Movements in 2012. He was described at the time as a potential future leader of the BNP to succeed Griffin.[6][7] Buckby left the party the same year, saying that the “open race hatred became unacceptable".[8] He was expelled from the University of Liverpool.[9]
Liberty GB and Anne Marie Waters
He joined Liberty GB, a new far-right party, in 2013.[6] He stood as a candidate in the 2014 European Parliament election for the South East England constituency in third position on the party's list, behind the founder Paul Weston. The list received 0.11% of the vote.[10] By 2016, he was serving as the party's press officer.[11]
In June 2016, he tweeted that the Orlando nightclub shooting was the fault of LGBT people. Following the murder of Jo Cox in 2016 by a far-right activist, Buckby stood in the 2016 Batley and Spen by-election as the Liberty GB candidate, appearing on the ballot as "No to terrorism, yes to Britain".[12][13] Large parties, including the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats didn't stand candidates due to the circumstances of the by-election.[14] He came sixth, with 1.1% of the vote.[15]
In February 2017, Buckby told a student activist on television to "take in a Syrian refugee, I hope you don't get raped".[16][17] He is thought to have left Liberty GB in June 2017, after which he was media manager for Anne Marie Waters's campaign in the 2017 UK Independence Party leadership election.[18][19][20] He told an undercover reporter "I'm basically the campaign manager. But I don't make it too public."[21] Waters came second, with 21.3% of the vote. Following the leadership election, Waters started a new party called the For Britain Movement, which Buckby joined.[22]
Elections contested
UK Parliament elections
Date | Constituency | Party | Votes | % |
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2016 | Batley and Spen by-election | Liberty GB | 220 | 1.1 |
European Parliament elections
Date | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Note |
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2014 | South East England | Liberty GB | 2,494 | 0.1 | Multi-member constituency.Other candidates: Paul Weston, Enza Ferreri |
References
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- Francey, Matthew (20 February 2013). "Meet the Boy Wonder of the British Far-Right". Vice. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- Francey, Matthew (10 April 2013). "The Boy Wonder of the British Far Right Is Sad That Thatcher Died". Vice. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- Parveen, Nazia (19 June 2016). "Jo Cox memorial service remembers '21st-century good samaritan'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "A former BNP member is going to stand for Jo Cox's seat in a by-election". The Independent. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "Revealed: The third man in THAT Traditional Britain photo - and what". The Independent. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "VIDEO: Bitter Buckby lashes out at Liverpool Uni in Youtube rant". University of Liverpool. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "South East England (European Parliament constituency) - BBC News". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- Tim Hume; Fred Pleitgen. "British referendum campaigning resumes". CNN. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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- Walker, Peter (27 July 2017). "Ukip leadership hopeful gets help with campaign from ex-BNP member". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "Brexit Britain: BNP posts Jo Cox '˜Muslim' slur through neighbours' letterboxes". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "Labour win big in Jo Cox's old seat". inews.co.uk. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- Beever, Susie (9 February 2017). ""I hope you don't get raped": Batley candidate's live TV rant". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- Fisher, Lucy. "Is Anne Marie Waters too extreme even for Ukip?". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- Walker, Peter (11 September 2017). "Ukip risks becoming 'UK Nazi party' if it selects wrong leader". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- Fisher, Lucy. "Ukip expected to announce Anne Marie Waters as leader". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "Meet Anne Marie Waters – the Ukip politician too extreme for Nigel Farage". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- "HuffPost is now a part of Verizon Media". consent.yahoo.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- Humphries, Will. "Ukip loser Anne Marie Waters will start far-right party". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 25 June 2020.