Britons 'think Peter Griffin heads BNP'

A survey has revealed that a third of Britons believe that the right-wing British National Party (BNP) is headed by Peter Griffin.

The questionnaire to promote money-saving site MyVoucherCodes found that a number of respondents matched a picture of BNP leader Nick Griffin with the name of the animated Family Guy character.

It also found that 82% of the 1,498 people surveyed were able to identify Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid, compared to 81% for Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Managing director of the website Mark Pearson said: "With the general election just months away, we thought we'd have a bit of fun looking at the public knowledge of the people who lead our country.

"It isn't for us to judge whether or not this is right or wrong, but put forward the facts: one of which being that a third of people think that Peter Griffin is the leader of the BNP!"