Paul Weston (politician)
Paul Weston | |
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Weston in 2018 | |
| Leader of Liberty GB | |
| In office March 2013 – December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Party founded |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Martin Laurence Weston 1965 (age 59–60) |
| Political party | UKIP (2010–11) British Freedom Party (2011–12) Liberty GB (2013–2017) For Britain (2017–2022) |
Paul Martin Laurence Weston (born 1965) is a British far-right politician and blogger.
Weston joined the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in 2010 and stood as a parliamentary candidate for Cities of London and Westminster. In 2011, Weston left UKIP and joined the now-defunct British Freedom Party with members of the English Defence League (EDL) and former members of the British National Party (BNP). From 2013, he was the chairman of Liberty GB before the party was dissolved in December 2017, recommending its members to join For Britain. He was the leader of Pegida UK in 2016.
For Liberty GB, he was a candidate for South East England in the 2014 European election and for Luton South in the 2015 general election. He obtained 158 votes (0.4%).
Weston’s wife is Romanian; they met in Romania. Weston is the former President of the English branch of the International Free Press Society, which was founded in 2009. His writings have frequently been featured on the blog Gates of Vienna.