North West local & European elections
Thousands of people vote in the North West local and European elections.
BNP response to MP's outrage over leader Nick Griffin's 'crip' comment to party colleague with walking stick
A BNP spokesman said: ''Mr Griffin has already declared that no-one was offended at his comments.
''We have a number of members who have disabilities who are very happy with Mr Griffin's leadership.
''People with disabilities call each all sorts of names - that's one of the ways they deal with it. We shouldn't be trying to make something out of nothing.
''People with disabilities are perfectly entitled to talk about them.
''And let's remember, Mr Griffin gets called all sorts of things all the time.''
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North West MEPs to be elected tonight
The North West will tonight elect eight MEPs to sit in the European Parliament for the next five years.
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All you need to know about the 2014 European election
Britons will go to the polls to decide who will represent them in Brussels and Strasbourg. Here is a guide to the European election.
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North West's European election candidates 2014
On 22 May 2014, eight MEPs will be elected from the North West. Find out who the candidates are.