A new anti-Islamic nationalist party has launched a regional wing.

For Britain was founded in October 2017 when its leader Anne Marie Waters split from UKIP amidst cries of racism from the party's old guard.

It made headlines earlier this year when Morrissey came out in favour of the party.

While toxic for the singer’s career, For Britain used Morrisey's endorsement to push its mix of nationalism, localism and anti-EU rhetoric.

Now, a month after Ms Waters addressed the party faithful at a Debden meeting, For Britain's 20 Epping Forest members are ready to set up shop.

Regional member Eddie Butler says that at its core the party stands for the "right" of a English person not "to be interfered with walking down the road".

Nationally, this idea has seen the party back former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson - who was released from a 13 month sentence for contempt of court this week – having streamed anti-Islamic rhetoric on Facebook during a trial, which the Judge said could cause it to collapse.

Locally, it means a loosening of Epping Forest's parking laws.

Mr Butler said: "I don't like rules. I don't like being interfered with.

"Councils can put yellow lines everywhere. If you're going about your daily life it's very awkward. 50 years ago you could park where you wanted in Epping Forest."

This anti-establishment streak and desire to "protect the character and identity of the area" would have For Britain refuse to develop Green Belt land - 93 per cent of the district - and build any of the 11,400 homes mandated in the Local Plan, something that would see the council hand power over to the central government.

Underpinning these ideas is the believe that Britain is overcrowded, leading For Britain to call for a hard withdrawal from the EU and a five year moratorium on all immigration.

Although the general consensus is that both policies would likely be economically ruinous for the country, they are essential if For Britain is to achieve its overarching and most controversial goal of stifling Islam.

While Ms Waters has said she would “clearly and unapologetically place the rights of British citizens above those of non-British citizens” and described Islam as "evil", Epping Forest member Julian Leppert, a postman and vegetarian, is softer in his anti-Islamic rhetoric.

As well as calling for an end to "ritual slaughter", he said: "We want to protect the traditional rights of women and girls in this country.

"The left talk about protecting minorities, but really we are the one's protecting minorities."

Mr Butler is more strident, pushing "non-Islamic friendly policies" - such as teaching "non-native religions in schools" - and cracking down on "a whole host of things that make Muslims feel more comfortable in this country."

Whether these ideas are adopted or dismissed as what Hope not Hate describes as "dangerous, divisive anti-immigrant rhetoric" in Epping Forest, in which Muslims made up a 1.9 per cent share of the population at the last census, remains to be seen.