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class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Robert West</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of <a href="/wiki/South_Holland_District_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="South Holland District Council">South Holland District Council</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1 May 2003 – 3 May 2007</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Holbeach" title="Holbeach">Holbeach Town</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">British</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">BNP</a> (from 2006)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br />affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> (until 2006)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Robert Malcolm Brian West</b> (born 11 October 1955) is a <a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">British National Party</a> (BNP) activist and founder of the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Council_of_Britain" title="Christian Council of Britain">Christian Council of Britain</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Theological_training_and_claimed_ordination">Theological training and claimed ordination</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_West_(politician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Theological training and claimed ordination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>West is not an active minister of any mainstream Christian organisation, and his credentials remain ambiguous.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, West has been described as the BNP's religious affairs spokesman.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>West has stated that he is "an ordained elder" of the <a href="/wiki/Apostolic_Church_(1916_denomination)" title="Apostolic Church (1916 denomination)">Apostolic Church</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-Times1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, the church denies knowledge of him and has distanced itself from his views,<sup id="cite_ref-Ekklesia_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ekklesia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> saying that "the only means by which he can maintain either his membership or office [of the Apostolic Church] is by attending one of our churches. If he were an active member of the Church his views would not be accepted by the Church and disciplinary action would be undertaken by the Church which strongly distances itself from views such as these".<sup id="cite_ref-Ekklesia_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ekklesia-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the website of the Apostolic Church, the third article under "Guidelines For Belief", makes it clear that only by regularly participating in the life of its church can one be considered a member, stating that "'luke warm' [<i><a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a></i>] commitment is no good to God or to the Church".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a BBC broadcast in April 2009, before the European election, West produced a framed certificate, which he claimed was evidence of his right to be considered an ordained minister. He said, "I attended the Apostolic Church training college, 1978 to 1979 in South Wales and I was in charge of one of their churches, which I ran, in effect, as a pastorate, for two years. And this has not been bought off the internet. It's a genuine article."<sup id="cite_ref-YT1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YT1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On its website, the BNP says, "The Rev Robert West was ordained by the Vice President of the Apostolic Church in 1979 and in 2003 he entered politics to help bring the Christian message to all the peoples of Britain."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>West now asserts himself to be a free and independent minister, sanctioned by the <a href="/wiki/Christian_Council_of_Britain" title="Christian Council of Britain">Christian Council of Britain</a>, which he co-founded and which is closely connected to the BNP.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the website for the Christian Council of Britain, a summary of the organisation's yearly report for 2010 cites a membership of "just over 45".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the Church of England website a declaration dated 3 June 2014 states, "The House of Bishops of the Church of England have voted to make membership or support of the British National Party (BNP) or <a href="/wiki/National_Front_(UK)" title="National Front (UK)">National Front (NF)</a> a potential disciplinary offence for its clergy."<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Bishop_of_Lincoln" title="Bishop of Lincoln">Bishop of Lincoln</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Saxbee" title="John Saxbee">John Saxbee</a>, has said, "The only church, as I understand it, which acknowledges him as a member is a church that he himself has founded and the only organisation which seems to endorse his views is an organisation which is a front organisation for the BNP. So I think we need to be very clear that Mr West, if he wants to promote his policies as being consistent with the Christian faith, is going to have to radically change his policies."<sup id="cite_ref-YT1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YT1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_and_academic_career">Military and academic career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_West_(politician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Military and academic career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>West is profiled on the BBC Norwich website as a former army officer and supply teacher, who holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in <a href="/wiki/Economics" title="Economics">economics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the website of the British National Party, "The Rev West became a Christian at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Military_Academy,_Sandhurst" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst">Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst</a>, where he served under Lt General Sir <a href="/wiki/Michael_Willcocks" title="Michael Willcocks">Michael Willcocks</a> RA, later Black Rod."<sup id="cite_ref-cl1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cl1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <i>Peterborough Today</i> website, West taught law and history for about ten years at <a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Regional_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Peterborough Regional College">Peterborough Regional College</a>, until he was made redundant as part of a staff shake-up in 2005. West "believed he was pushed out because of his religious beliefs and as a result of the school's equal opportunities policy, which, he claims, favours <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_minority" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic minority">ethnic minority</a> teachers".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An article on the official website of the BNP, dated 15 July 2013, says West "... currently works in Peterborough, when not doing pastoral and preaching duties, as a supply teacher; being much appreciated for his class-handling skills amongst both primary and secondary children of all races and nationalities."<sup id="cite_ref-cl1_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cl1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, on 1 May 2015, following a hearing at the <a href="/wiki/National_College_for_Teaching_and_Leadership" title="National College for Teaching and Leadership">National College for Teaching and Leadership</a>, a prohibition order was issued against West due to his derogatory remarks made towards <a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslims</a> - such as claiming he was "allergic to Mohammedans" and claiming "Muslims worship the Devil" during a lesson on <a href="/wiki/The_Crusades" class="mw-redirect" title="The Crusades">the Crusades</a> – thus preventing him from teaching. The order states "that Reverend Robert West is prohibited from teaching indefinitely and cannot teach in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children's home in England. He may apply for the prohibition order to be set aside, but not until 12 May 2018".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_West_(politician)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>West was formerly a councillor for the <a href="/wiki/Holbeach" title="Holbeach">Holbeach Town</a> ward of <a href="/wiki/South_Holland_District_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="South Holland District Council">South Holland District Council</a> in Lincolnshire. He was elected as a <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a> candidate but was suspended by the Conservatives after he spoke at a British National Party meeting in 2006. West subsequently defected to the BNP and stated that his switch was prompted by Conservative leader <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a>'s <a href="/wiki/A-List_(Conservative)" class="mw-redirect" title="A-List (Conservative)">priority list of candidates</a> for the next general election. He said the list "excluded white male candidates in favour of women, non-whites, homosexuals and lesbians".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He stood again as a BNP candidate in 2007 but was defeated. </p><p>Before joining the BNP, West was a member of the Lincolnshire Racial Equality Council but he was suspended from the organisation.<sup id="cite_ref-Times1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Times1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2009, West appeared alongside the BNP MEP <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Brons" title="Andrew Brons">Andrew Brons</a> on the BBC's <i>The Big Questions</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2014, he appeared in a BNP political broadcast. In this clip, West says, "The BNP is the only political party which will stop the <a href="/wiki/Islamification" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamification">Islamification</a> of Britain, ban the burka and do its utmost to uphold your culture, heritage and identity."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He stood as a BNP candidate in the <a href="/wiki/2009_Norwich_North_by-election" title="2009 Norwich North by-election">2009 Norwich North by-election</a> (finishing seventh of twelve, with 2.7% of the vote) and in <a href="/wiki/Lincoln_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)">Lincoln</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010 general election</a> (finishing fourth of seven, with 3%), losing <a href="/wiki/Election_deposit" title="Election deposit">his deposit</a> in both cases.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> West also stood unsuccessfully during the <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2009 European elections</a> in the <a href="/wiki/East_Midlands_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Midlands (European Parliament constituency)">East Midlands</a> region. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_West_(politician)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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