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| EDL activist Clint Bristow in custody on burglary charges | EDL activist Clint Bristow in custody on burglary charges |
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| An activist for the far-right English Defence League who stood in the recent Rotherham byelection has been remanded in jail on burglary charges. | An activist for the far-right English Defence League who stood in the recent Rotherham byelection has been remanded in jail on burglary charges. |
| Brian Clint Bristow, usually known as Clint, came last in the 29 November byelection with just 29 votes. A little over two weeks later, on 16 December, the 39-year-old was charged by Humberside police with burglary. After being refused bail, he was remanded in custody and spent Christmas in jail. | Brian Clint Bristow, usually known as Clint, came last in the 29 November byelection with just 29 votes. A little over two weeks later, on 16 December, the 39-year-old was charged by Humberside police with burglary. After being refused bail, he was remanded in custody and spent Christmas in jail. |
| He is accused of trespassing on private property and stealing toiletries, money and a mobile phone then making threats of violence. The alleged burglary took place in the coastal village of Bempton, near Bridlington. | He is accused of trespassing on private property and stealing toiletries, money and a mobile phone then making threats of violence. The alleged burglary took place in the coastal village of Bempton, near Bridlington. |
| Bristow was refused bail at Bridlington magistrates court and the case has been transferred to Hull crown court. | Bristow was refused bail at Bridlington magistrates court and the case has been transferred to Hull crown court. |
| There was a blank space next to Bristow's name on the ballot paper in November's byelection in Rotherham. But he worked as a local organiser for the English Defence League in nearby Doncaster. His election leaflets bore the EDL logo and urged voters in the South Yorkshire town: "For your children and grandchildren, vote Clint Bristow!" | There was a blank space next to Bristow's name on the ballot paper in November's byelection in Rotherham. But he worked as a local organiser for the English Defence League in nearby Doncaster. His election leaflets bore the EDL logo and urged voters in the South Yorkshire town: "For your children and grandchildren, vote Clint Bristow!" |
| He campaigned on the issue of child sexual exploitation, saying: "How many politicians have spoken out about the Muslim paedophile grooming gangs raping and murdering innocent people?" His leaflet, The Silence of Cowards, left, quoted Martin Luther King: "He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it," it said. | He campaigned on the issue of child sexual exploitation, saying: "How many politicians have spoken out about the Muslim paedophile grooming gangs raping and murdering innocent people?" His leaflet, The Silence of Cowards, left, quoted Martin Luther King: "He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it," it said. |
| Bristow is expected to appear at Hull crown court this month. | Bristow is expected to appear at Hull crown court this month. |
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