On the show, he criticised Islam, defended a past head of the Ku Klux Klan and insisted that he was ‘not a Nazi’. When asked to explain why he denied the Holocaust, he stated that he ‘cannot explain why I used to say these things’.

Griffin also insisted that David Duke, past Ku Klux Klan leader, led ‘almost a totally non-violent’ group. This quote was met with laughter from the audience. With regard to the Islamic community in England he stated:

The public uproar that followed has been astonishing. On Friday morning Griffin’s face and quotes were plastered all over newspapers, television screens and the Internet as vast amounts of controversy followed.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has released a statement urging Christians to ‘stand shoulder to shoulder’ against the BNP. Carey’s comment was a reaction to Nick Griffin’s claim that he is representing ‘Christian Britain’. Lord Carey said the panellists on BBC’s Question Time should have challenged Griffin more on his ‘deceitful attempt to align his despicable policies with Christianity’.

Griffin has also been labelled as a ‘racist’ by his mother-in-law, Muriel Cook. She further added he ‘still holds those views [on racism]. He wants to see an all-white Britain…he’s living in the Dark Ages.’