Political Parties
Current political parties who support the union:
- British Freedom Party (BFP) – active throughout Great Britain
- British National Party (BNP) – active throughout the UK
- British People's Party (BPP) – active throughout the UK
- Conservative and Unionist Party
- Scottish Conservative Party – active in Scotland
- Welsh Conservative Party – active in Wales
- Conservatives in Northern Ireland – active in Northern Ireland
- Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) – active in Northern Ireland
- Labour Party
- Scottish Labour Party – active in Scotland
- Welsh Labour – active in Wales
- Liberal Democrats
- Scottish Liberal Democrats – active in Scotland
- Welsh Liberal Democrats – active in Wales
- National Front (NF) – active throughout the UK
- Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) – active in Northern Ireland
- Scottish Unionist Party (SUP) – active in Scotland
- Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) – active in Northern Ireland
- UK Independence Party (UKIP) – active throughout the UK
- Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) – active in Northern Ireland
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