Nazi Salute of BNP Councillor in Stoke

As we covered on BNP Watch already, the former leader of Stoke-on-Trent BNP quit saying, "They've still got senior members of the BNP who will be candidates in the general election that have Nazi, Nazi-esque sympathies." Here's some proof from Vote No to BNP:

A photograph has emerged of a BNP councillor pictured with three men giving a Nazi salute standing next to a war memorial.

Steve Batkin is a councillor at Stoke-on-Trent City Council and is also a governor at two secondary schools.

The image, taken in 2002 in Stone, shows Mr Batkin and saluting far-right activists with a Union Jack flag.

In This is Staffordshire Mr Batkin says he isn't a holocaust denier, but he doesn't believe the history books either:

Mr Batkin rejected the claim he was a Holocaust denier, but he said he believes only 300,000 Jews died in the Second World War.

The BBC covered this story too, saying:

Michael Coleman, a spokesman for the Stoke-On-Trent BNP branch, said: "Membership conditions of the BNP bar association with people who behave in a way that our people, the British people, would find offensive.

"This includes wearing fascist emblems or behaving in a way that would harm the reputation of the party."

Because of the age of the photograph, Mr Coleman said he thought it would be sufficient to remind members at the next meeting that fascist associations were unwelcome, but to take no further action.

I find Steve Batkin's behaviour offensive, and if the BNP wishes to distance itself from fascist roots then this photograph most definitely does bring the BNP into disrepute. Why are you taking no further action, Mr Coleman?