The values of these extremists - many of whom are essentially racist - are fundamentally at odds with the values of the modern British military, such as tolerance and fairness.'

The new row came as an apparent list of the party's members and their personal details were posted on the internet, in the third leak of its membership in recent years.

The names include former senior members of the military, doctors and professors, according to the spreadsheet posted on the the WikiLeaks website.

Everything from their street address, post code, telephone number and mobile phone number is included.

It comes amid huge anger over BNP leader Nick Griffin's appearance on Question Time on Thursday with the corporation refusing to pull him from the line-up.

The BNP has regularly used pictures of soldiers as part of its campaign, alongside quintessentially British images such as Winston Churchill's V for victory sign.