Homeland Party | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairman | Kenny Smith |
| Founded | May 2023 |
| Split from | Patriotic Alternative |
| Ideology | British nationalism Ethnic nationalism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colours | Green White |
| Slogan | "Family, Community, Homeland" |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Homeland Party is a far-right, British nationalist political party in the United Kingdom. It was founded as a group in May 2023 by the activist Kenny Smith, and registered as a party in January 2024. [1]
The Homeland Party was formed predominantly by Scottish members who had abandoned the far-right Patriotic Alternative (PA). [2] Its chairman is Kenny Smith, who founded it in May 2023. [2] [3] He was previously the national administration officer for PA, and the head of administration and an unsuccessful electoral candidate for the British National Party (BNP). [4] [5] [6]
The party's other registered officers also have connections with PA. Jerome O'Reilly was reportedly the Welsh regional organiser [7] and Ant Burrows East Midlands regional organiser for the group. [8]
The group first attempted to register as a political party in May 2023, but its application was rejected in August 2023 for being incomplete. [9] [10] It was registered as a political party in January 2024. [11]
The group has been described as far-right by The National, [1] although its official website rebuts the use of the term and states its perspective on nationalism, emphasising self-determination, sovereignty and the principle of a nation-state based on ancestry. [12]
| Council | Ward | Candidate | Votes | % | Position | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart District | Hartley Wintney | Rodger Robertson [13] | 355 | 13.5% | Hart District Councillor [14] | 3rd |
The party defended a Scottish Labour councillor, Audrey Dempsey, who liked several tweets by the Homeland Party, which resulted in her suspension by Labour pending investigation. Dempsey later resigned from Labour. [15]
The party's nominating officer, Anthony Burrows, was found in court to have shared links to terrorist material. [16] [17] Its founding members include former national officers, regional organisers and regional officers of PA.
In April 2023, Judge Manley ruled against Alec Cave, a prominent member of the party and the host for much of the party's video content, [18] in an employment tribunal relating to comments made by him about the actor John Boyega. [19] In her ruling Judge Manley said of Cave's views, "This is not just a belief that is shocking, offensive or disturbing to others, though it may well be all those things. It is a belief that, in at least some respects, is akin to Nazism." [20]
In October 2023, it was reported that David Gardner, a member of the party and treasurer of Forfar Community Council, had made racist and antisemitic comments and had taken part in a neo-Nazi chat group under a pseudonym. [21] [22] Garden responded to the article, describing it as a "hit piece". [23]
Later in October 2023, it was reported that James Munro, a member of the party, had been involved in the neo-Nazi group Scottish Nationalist Society. [24] The party responded that "Munro had been involved as a disenfranchised teenager but has since grown up".[ citation needed ]
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