Influenced by Le Pen 's National Front in France , Griffin sought to widen the BNP 's appeal to individuals who were concerned about immigration but had not previously voted for the extreme-right . The BNP replaced Tyndall 's policy of compulsory deportation of non-whites to a voluntary system whereby non-whites would be given financial incentives to emigrate . It downplayed biological racism and stressed the cultural incompatibility of different racial groups . This emphasis on culture allowed it to foreground Islamophobia , and following the September 11 attacks in 2001 it launched a " Campaign Against Islam " . It stressed the claim that the BNP was " '' not '' a racist party " but an " organised response to anti-white racism " . At the same time Griffin sought to reassure the party 's base that these reforms were based on pragmatism and not a change in principle
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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