Chancellor Gordon Brown said race laws may have to be changed after British National Party leader Nick Griffin was cleared by a jury of stirring up racial hatred.
The far-right politician sprayed champagne and declared a victory against the Government and the political establishment after the all-white jury found him not guilty.
But Mr Brown said most people would find some of Mr Griffin's words offensive and pledged a legislative rethink if it was required to stamp out racial hatred.
"Any preaching of religious or racial hatred will offend mainstream opinion in this country and I think we have got to do whatever we can to root it out, from whatever quarter it comes," he told the BBC.
The far-right politician sprayed champagne and declared a victory against the Government and the political establishment after the all-white jury found him not guilty.
But Mr Brown said most people would find some of Mr Griffin's words offensive and pledged a legislative rethink if it was required to stamp out racial hatred.
"Any preaching of religious or racial hatred will offend mainstream opinion in this country and I think we have got to do whatever we can to root it out, from whatever quarter it comes," he told the BBC.
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