LOCAL MP Geraldine Smith has hit out at the British National Party for targeting parts of her constituency with a leaflet campaign.

Houses around the Ryelands and Skerton area of Lancaster have received BNP leaflets but Ms Smith says: "People can see right through the BNP."

The leaflet from the Far Right party aims to dispel the image that it is made up of thugs. It goes on to claim the BNP is not a racist party and attacks both other mainstream parties and the media.

But Ms Smith says: "People do not listen to that sort of propaganda and do not take these people seriously. They have little or no credibility.

"A lot of my constituents have said to me they are annoyed about leaflets from the BNP and other extreme parties coming to their homes.

"It is easy for a minority party to come up with attacks and saying that this or that is wrong we can all do that. The difficulty is finding a solution and they do not offer any."

Ms Smith goes on: "Of course people have concerns about their estates but these parties do not offer answers."

The leaflets, seen by the Citizen, do not contain a contact telephone number or name. The only address is a Lancaster post office box number from where, it is claimed, people can receive a free information pack sent in an unmarked package'.

"I have no time for people who do things anonymously," says Ms Smith. "If somebody wants to say something they should do it openly."