Nick Heppenstall

We believe in transparency, so here is the plan: We will use existing Wyvern funds, along with the generous donations we have received today, to pay for consultation(s) with solicitors to assess our options. We are aware that, due to parliamentary privilege, we cannot bring a suit against the bill itself, nor against Mr Babarinde’s comments in Parliament. However, Babarinde’s public comments about Englishness are another issue entirely, and we will examine the option of pursuing the matter via what we believe is Babarinde’s violation of the Equality Act 2010. We will not start a public fundraiser until we have obtained the appropriate legal advice, as we do not wish to take your money without good reason, and we will be publicly transparent about the likelihood of success of any suit. If we have any chance of success whatsoever, we will pursue it, no matter the consequences for us. We will also pursue every available avenue within the remit of the law to put pressure on the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party, who have multiple MPs supporting this bill, to rein in their racist parliamentarians. We will organise public campaigns encouraging local MPs to publicly oppose the bill. We will start our own campaign to demand that Parliament recognises the English as the native peoples of England, and Englishness as a protected characteristic. Some may think this is overreach, considering it’s a Ten Minute Bill, but it is not. For too long, we have allowed the establishment to spit on our people, to treat us as though we do not matter and that we do not exist. It is time for us to make a stand and let our voices be heard.

The Wyvern Fellowship is lodging a formal complaint with the police against Josh Babarinde MP, alleging a hate crime. Mr Babarinde has proposed a bill that would effectively deny the English their God-given right to maintain their identity. He proposes to allow anyone to identify as English on the national census. Under international law, genocide is defined by specific acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. Allowing anyone to identify as English means that the designation ceases to have any meaningful content and, in effect, that no one is English. This bill constitutes yet another example of institutional anti-White racism and will inevitably heighten racial tensions. It risks further inflaming an already volatile situation. Mr Babarinde himself does not identify as English, having previously spoken proudly of his Nigerian heritage. In fact, the vast majority of ethnic minorities living in England do not identify as English. This bill serves no purpose other than as an insult to those who value English identity- the so-called “little Englanders” whom Mr Babarinde appears to despise. Should our report to the police prove unsuccessful, we will pursue every legal avenue available to ensure that this bill never sees the light of day. The English are a people. Our existence is non-negotiable, and we will not permit anti-White racists such as Mr Babarinde to discriminate openly against us.