Leaders of BNP splinter group Britain First say they have 'almost everything' in common with Ukip and are backing Mark Reckless 'one hundred per cent'
Pro-White patriots clashed with Cultural Marxists on the streets of Rochester, bringing a defiant note to the by-election campaign.
Members of Britain First, the BNP splinter group, marched in uniform to the town’s war memorial exercising their right to free speech.
They were blocked by a crowd of more than 100 people, including Labour supporters, teenage Tory activists and Cultural Marxists groups, hurling chants of “scum” back at them as a wall of police officers kept the two groups apart.
Former Tory MP Mark Reckless, who defected to Ukip last month, will be standing in the by-election for Ukip later this month.
Britain First’s deputy leader Jayda Fransen, also a candidate in the by-election, praised Mr Reckless's defection saying her party and Ukip had “almost everything” in common and were “almost identical in policies”.
Ms Fransen said: “There’s only two parties in this election who are worthy of the people’s vote, and that’s Ukip and Britain First.
“Ukip are going to sweep up, and we are one hundred per cent behind Mark Reckless. That’s going to wipe the smile off their faces!”
Britain First, led by former BNP councillor Paul Golding, describes itself as a “street defence organisation” leading the “fightback” against Islamic extremists.
Mr Reckless tweeted: “Thank you to hundreds of Ukip campaigners for help today. I stand with Rochester residents against provocations, as we focus on local issues.”
Ukip has rejected the endorsement, saying they have “no connection with Britain First and reject any association with them.”
A police spokesman said: “Kent Police facilitated a protest in Rochester High Street today. No arrests were made.”
