The man charged with causing a three-hour siege that shut one of the busiest streets in Central London was a BNP candidate in the 2010 general election.
Michael Green was charged on Saturday with possessing a weapon, false imprisonment and making a bomb hoax after armed police closed off Tottenham Court Road on Friday.
The anti-racist organisation Hope Not Hate exposed the 48-year-old, who allegedly threatened to blow himself up on Friday, as the BNP candidate for Stevenage during the 2010 general election, which was confirmed by Stevenage local paper The Comet.
A profile of Green in the Hertfordshire Mercury lists his policies for election, picturing the suspect along with candidates for UKIP, the Conservatives, an independent, Labour and the Liberal Democrat.
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Green came fifth in the election, with 2.26%.
The revelation comes after BNP head Nick Griffin openly mocked the suspect on twitter, writing:
The BNP did not respond to questions when contacted by The Huffington Post about Green.
Green appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court on Monday charged with possession of a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid/gas or electrical incapacitating device.

Posted: 30/04/2012 14:14 Updated: 30/04/2012 15:26