Protesters rally against far-right leader appearing on TV politics show; BBC defends invite (AP) LONDON (AP) - Anti-fascist protesters rallied outside the BBC's west London studios on Thursday ahead of a white-supremacist party leader's appearance on a leading political debate show. British National Party chief Nick Griffin is scheduled to be a panelist on the TV program "Question Time" - a first for the far-right party. Justice Secretary Jack Straw, a Cabinet member of the governing Labour Party, is due to appear on Thursday's show alongside Griffin. Many politicians have condemned the invitation to Griffin, but the BBC says that as a publicly funded broadcaster it must cover all political parties that have a national presence. The whites-only BNP opposes immigration and claims to fight for "indigenous" Britons. Griffin has... [read full story]
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