Stars back ‘stop BNP’ campaign

A host of celebrities have joined a campaign urging members of the Jewish community to vote in next week’s local and mayoral elections, to stop the British National Party making gains.

Singers, actors and TV presenters joined the Hope not Hate campaign by anti-fascist magazine Searchlight, which is travelling the country encouraging people to vote so that the BNP does not win seats in the May 1 elections.

In Manchester on Tuesday, the pop groups The Kooks, the Happy Mondays singer and former X Factor finalist Rowetta Satchell, and star of BBC2’s Hairy Bikers Dave Myers, spoke out against the BNP. Luke Pritchard, lead singer of The Kooks, said: “It’s really important to support and protect Britain’s diversity. That’s why we are endorsing the campaign.”