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According to ''[[The Times]]'', West belongs to the [[Apostolic Church (denomination)|Apostolic Church]]; however, the church denies knowledge of him and has distanced itself from his views.<ref>{{cite web |first = Jonathan |last = Bartley |title = Does any church claim 'Rev' Robert West? |url = http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/blogs/jonathan_bartley/rev_robert_west |work = Jonathan Bartley's blog |publisher = [[Ekklesia (think tank)|Ekklesia]] |accessdate = 12 April 2012}}</ref> In 2006 West, then a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] councillor, was suspended from the Party<ref name= "bbc4771779" /> after Lincoln's Race Equality Council expressed concerns over his links with the BNP.<ref name="bbc4977508">{{cite news|title= Councillor faces enquiry over BNP|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/4977508.stm |date=5 May 2006|accessdate=11 January 2011|work=BBC News}}</ref> [[BBC News]] subsequently reported that he had set up his own church, based in a house in Holbeach, to preach "traditional Bible beliefs".<ref name="bbc4771779">{{cite web |title = Suspended councillor moves to BNP |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/4771779.stm |work = BBC News England |publisher = BBC |location = London, United Kingdom |date = 15 May 2006 |accessdate = 12 April 2012 | quote = Mr West said he had been a lecturer in political philosophy and equal opportunities law.<br />He has set up his own church, based in a house in Holbeach, to preach "traditional Bible beliefs".}}</ref>
He later stood as a BNP candidate in the [[Norwich North by-election, 2009|2009 Norwich North by-election]] and in [[Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)| Lincoln]] during the [[United Kingdom general election, 2010|General election of 2010]], losing his deposit in both cases.
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