h ensive ▁School . ▁In ▁his ▁election ▁address ▁he ▁said , ▁" To ▁young ▁imm igr ants , ▁Richard ▁Ed mond s ▁says ▁that ▁they ▁should ▁study ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁their ▁ab ilities , ▁for ▁their ▁duty ▁and ▁future ▁lie ▁in ▁helping ▁their ▁compat ri ots ▁to ▁build ▁up ▁their ▁own ▁countries ." ▁He ▁followed ▁Ty nd all ▁into ▁the ▁New ▁National ▁Front ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁youth ▁section , ▁editing ▁Young ▁National ist ▁magazine . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Ed mond s ▁held ▁senior ▁positions ▁within ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁British ▁National ▁Party ▁( B NP ), ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁deput y ▁leader ▁and ▁also ▁acting ▁leader ▁for ▁a ▁spell ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁while ▁Ty nd all ▁was ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁inc itement ▁to ▁ra cial ▁hat red . ▁Ed mond s ▁took ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁fund ing ▁the ▁party , ▁including ▁partially ▁fund ing ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁party ▁headquarters ▁and ▁book shop ▁in ▁Well ing . ▁Ed mond s ▁ran ▁the ▁party ' s ▁Well ing ▁prem ises , ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁prem ises , ▁for ▁ten ▁years , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁election ▁he ▁gained ▁a ▁ 3 . 6 % ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁Beth nal ▁Green ▁and ▁Step ney , ▁the ▁party ' s ▁best ▁showing ▁in ▁that ▁election . ▁ ▁C riminal ▁conv ict