Peace and Progress Party

[3] The party received the support of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who was later murdered,[3] and of Azmat Begg, father of Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, who stood for the party at the 2005 general election in Birmingham Hodge Hill.

[4][5] The party had suggested that Moazzem Begg and another detainee, Richard Belmar, would stand as absentee candidates.

[6] Babar Ahmad, wanted by the US authorities on terrorism charges, stood in Brent North.

[7] Peace and Progress made a negligible impact at the 2005 general election, losing their deposit in each of the three seats they stood in.

[11] According to the Electoral Commission, Chris Cooper was the party's leader, Sue Conlan the nominating officer, and Edmund Quinn the treasurer.