Jack Buckby

Buckby is married to American performance artist Martina Markota, known by the stage name Lady Alchemy. Buckby was denied a visa to travel to the US to be with his wife. He appealed the decision legally by suing the US Department of Homeland Security in November 2018. In March 2019, Buckby voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit, with prejudice, thus forbidding him from refiling the case.

From July 2017, his collaboration with far-right politician Anne Marie Waters on her leadership election bid with political party UKIP, began to be covered nationally by media. The Guardian pointed out that Buckby, a former British National Party member, is barred from ever joining UKIP, and speculated whether this could effect the legitimacy of the campaign.

On 10 September 2017, he attended a Gays Against Sharia march from Temple Meads railway station in Bristol, alongside Paul Weston, Anne Marie Waters and other activists. Vice published images of Buckby at the demonstration, referring to him as the "boy wonder of the British far-right" for a second time.

On 12 November 2017, Buckby was involved in Poland's annual Independence Day celebration, which saw 60,000 people marching in a procession through the streets of Warsaw.

In February 2017, appearing on a Channel 4 live debate, Buckby caused widespread condemnation after he told National Union of Students campaigner, Barbara Ntumy, that "I hope you don't get raped" after challenging Ntumy to "take in" a Syrian refugee.

In June 2016, Buckby received attention from national newspapers, and wide-ranging criticism for standing in the 2016 Batley and Spen by-election after the murder of MP Jo Cox, claiming the Labour party had "blood on its hands". He drew criticism from Labour MP Jack Dromey, who described the move as "obscene, outrageous and contemptible". BBC News noted his intention to stand, despite the commitments from all parliamentary parties to leave the seat uncontested.

During his time in the BNP, Buckby was widely viewed as a potential successor to BNP leader Nick Griffin, and has been described in media as a "rising star" of the right and the "boy wonder of the British far-right". Buckby left the BNP in 2013, claiming the party was racist. He joined far-right Liberty GB as a press officer, where he stood for election in the 2014 European elections and as a parliamentary candidate in 2016 Batley and Spen by-election. Buckby has since left political life.

Jack Buckby (born 10 February 1993) is a British author and former far-right activist. He is currently a Research Associate at Canadian public policy think tank The Frontier Centre for Public Policy (FCPP). He was previously a newscaster for Poland Daily, an English-speaking news channel on the Telewizja Republika television network.