English Democrats party conference - in pictures

Founding member Stephen Elliot speaks at the English Democrats party conference at a hotel just outside Leicester Photograph: Fabio de Paola/Guardian

The party's motto is 'Not Left, Not Right – Just English', but their policies on immigration are more hardline than any at Westminster Photograph: Fabio de Paola/Guardian

Party leader Robin Tilbrook addresses the meeting Photograph: Fabio de Paola/Guardian

Shirts reading 'Justice for the 50 million', calling for an English parliament, were among the merchandise on offer Photograph: Fabio de Paola for the /Guardian

Among the party's policies are a desire to leave the EU and to ensure that the 'public culture' of England should be that of the 'indigenous English' Photograph: Fabio de Paola/Guardian

At the merchandise stand, there were bumper stickers and badges available with slogans such as 'I live in England, not Britain' and 'Born in England, English by birth, British never' Photograph: Fabio de Paola/Guardian

Party member Chris Beverley, formerly a councillor for the BNP, was one of the speakers at the event Photograph: Fabio de Paola/Guardian

Red and white rosettes are strewn across a table next to campaign leaflets Photograph: Fabio de Paola/Guardian

A party member shows his true colours at the conference Photograph: Fabio de Paola/Guardian

One party member brought a teddy bear - not an indigenous species - to the conference with them Photograph: Fabio de Paola/Guardian