Leading Members
- Simon Darby, parliamentary candidate, left the party in 1998 for the BNP and became its Press Officer.
- Martin Wingfield,co-editor of The Flag, left the party in 2001 and joined the BNP and became editor of their Voice of Freedom paper.
- Sharron Edwards, parliamentary candidate, left the party in 1999, stood as first candidate on the West Midlands list for the BNP in the 1999 European elections and later became deputy chairwoman of the BNP before help forming the Freedom Party.
- Gary Cartwright, regional organiser and local council candidate, later joined UKIP and is currently parliamentary advisor to Nikki Sinclaire.
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