TWO campaigners for the right-wing British National Party were arrested after distributing campaign leaflets in Lancaster.

Police caught up with the men up last Wednesday night as they leafleted houses in the Scale Hall area.

The leaflets carried the slogan 'Islamic Terror - Labour Failure'.

The leaflet has a picture of the bus blown up by suicide bombers in London on July 7 on its front and a BNP membership coupon on the rear.

After police arrived at the scene, the men were arrested on charges of incitement to racial hatred.

The party named one of the arrested men as Lancaster organiser Chris Hill.

The Citizen understands police went to the scene after complaints from local residents.

The British National Party claims that Mr Hill is now considering legal action against Lancashire Constabulary.

A BNP statement says: "We have in place a well ordered procedure for leaflet production, both local and national, to be approved by our legal team.

"These procedures are there, not to stifle individual initiative but to ensure that both the long term committed organiser and the small army of recent recruits who are busy downloading, printing and distributing maybe just the odd 50 or 100 leaflets to family and neighbours are protected from prosecution by Blair's politicised police forces."

A spokesman for Lancashire Police says: "Two men were arrested on Scale Farm Road whilst distributing leaflets.

"They have been bailed to re-attend Lancaster police station on September 27.

"As this is still an active case we cannot make any further comment."