Organisers of the recent Love Music Hate Racism concert in London, which was designed to encourage voters to not give any support to the BNP in the recent London Assembly elections, have expressed their disappointment at the news that one BNPer got in, but said their efforts had helped keep other BNP hopefuls out of powerful positions in the capital. They also accused, Richard Barnbrook, the BNP man who was unsuccessful in his bid to be London Mayor (obviously) but successful in getting a seat in the Assembly, of "conning a small minority of Londoners" in order to win his seat.
A statement from LMHR organisers told reporters: "[Our] carnival showed the mass audience opposed to racism and fascism - which can build the bigger united anti-fascist movement that can stop the Nazis". Meanwhile Babyshambler Drew McConnell, a vocal supporter of the LMHR project, and who played the London gig with his other band Helsinki, added: "The BNP should know they're not fooling us. Multicultural Britain should be celebrated. Immigration is not to blame for unemployment or housing problems, and does not negatively affect the economy, but the BNP tell us this is actually the case".