Vera Lynn 'consults lawyers over BNP'

Dame Vera Lynn has consulted her legal team after the British National Party (BNP) used two of her performances on a compilation CD without her permission.

The BNP has named the album White Cliffs Of Dover after the 91-year-old's famous wartime song and also includes her version of 'All Alone In Vienna' on the disc.

Lynn's tracks feature alongside songs from other artists including The Andrew Sisters and Glenn Miller.

Her solicitor Nigel Angel said: "Her position is that the song was included without her approval. She does not align with any political party. I will be discussing it with her further."

Her MP Norman Baker added: "The BNP will try to imply they have the support of individuals by this kind of action when they clearly don't have their support - it's extremely regrettable."

Defending the move, BNP deputy leader Simon Darby commented: "It is a commercially available piece of music and it is not as if we have bootlegged it.

"It is something you could buy off Amazon and we are proud to stock. There are a number of songs on the album and by no means are we implying Dame Vera is a nationalist."