In September 2009 the government announced an investigation into whether the BNP is racist. The answer is: "yes".
The British National Party has been warned it has one last chance to scrap its whites-only membership policy or face a possible court injunction.
It is thought the BNP has removed references to "indigenous British" people, paving the way for black and Asian people to be admitted to the party for the first time.
The BNP's new membership rules "indirectly" discriminate against black and Asian people, the UK equalities watchdog has told a court hearing.
Delivering his ruling, he said: "I hold that the BNP are likely to commit unlawful acts of discrimination within section 1b Race Relations Act 1976 in the terms on which they are prepared to admit persons to membership under the 12th addition of their constitution."
Today's ruling that the British National party's membership policy is unlawful was the result of the Equality and Human Rights Commission challenging the party over possible breaches of anti-discrimination law.
In a landmark injunction at the Central London county court, a judge found that the BNP's membership policy remained discriminatory, even after a direct whites-only clause was removed last month.