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''Not to be confused with the lobbyist and [[Labour Party]] member  [[Mark Walker (lobbyist)|Mark Walker]]''
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'''Mark Walker''' is a member of the [[British National Party]] and former candidate for the party. He is from Spennymoor, County Durham and is the brother of [[Adam Walker]].

In November 2007 Walker was elected to the [[Solidarity - The Union for British Workers|Solidarity]] Executive for a period of five years.<ref>[http://solidaritytradeunion.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=2 '20/11/2007 - Results of Solidarity Executive Elections'], ''Solidarity website''</ref> [[Solidarity - The Union for British Workers|Solidarity]] is a self-described "nationalist union"<ref>[http://www.solidaritytradeunion.com/the-british-worker-mainmenu-66 British Worker], ''Solidarity - The Union for British Workers'' website</ref> which has close links to far right organisations such as the [[BNP]] and [[Civil Liberty]].

In March 2007 he was suspended from his position as technology teacher at Sunnydale Community College amid "claims he sent inappropriate emails to a 16-year-old former pupil and watched pornography on his laptop at work." No illegal content was found on '''Mark Walker'''’s laptop.<ref>Rachel Wearmouth, [http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/8093116.Judge_says_BNP_teacher___s_behaviour_was_scandalous/ 'Mark Walker repeats claims that dismissal was a “hatchet job”'], ''The Northern Echo'', 12 April 2010.</ref>

In September 2007 a small demonstration was held in support of '''Mark Walker'''. Supporters claimed he was suspended for looking at the BNP website on a school computer.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6976135.stm 'Demo over BNP teacher suspension'], ''BBC website'', 3 September 2007.</ref> 

In March 2010 Walker was sacked from his position at Sunnydale Community College. The reason for his sacking was due to absenteeism and he lost his case for unfair dismissal.<ref>Chris Fay, [http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/5040268.BNP_man_loses_case_for_unfair_dismissal/ 'Mark Walker has lost his case for unfair dismissal'], ''The Northern Echo'', 4 March 2010.</ref>

Walker was represented throughout the case by [[Patrick Harrington]], General Secretary of [[Solidarity - The Union for British Workers|Solidarity]], co-founder of [[Third Way]] and a former [[National Front]] member.<ref>Chris Fay, [http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/5040268.BNP_man_loses_case_for_unfair_dismissal/ 'Mark Walker has lost his case for unfair dismissal'], ''The Northern Echo'', 4 March 2010.</ref>



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[[Category:Far Right|Walker, Mark]] [[Category:BNP|Walker, Mark]]