AN English nationalist who ran in the Batley & Spen 2016 by-election following the murder of Jo Cox has said he will stand again in this year’s by-election.

Neil Humphrey ran under the pseudonym ‘Anti Corbyn’ in the 2016 vote, called after Ms Cox was assassinated by a right-wing terrorist outside Birstall Library, for a party called English Independence.

Mr Humphrey has now told the Telegraph & Argus he will be running again this year under the English Independence flag again, or under a new name – Hang Murderers.

He has criticised the ‘right-wing’ label handed to him and other candidates who ran against Labour in the 2016 vote, saying: “China has a Death Penalty, and no-one would consider them anything other than 'far-left'.”

He said he is calling for ‘full independence’ for England to deliver “SNP-style pressure to level public spending”.

At the vote in 2016, Humphrey came fifth with 241 votes, 1.2 per cent of the votes, behind the new West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin who won the seat for Labour, as well as candidates from the English Democrat, British National Party and an independent.

Also running in that vote were a now-defunct right wing party Liberty GB, two independents, a candidate from fascist party National Front, and One Love, which came last with just 34 votes.

Mr Humphrey is the first candidate to confirm he will be running in the by-election, which could take place on July 22, although no date has been confirmed as yet.

Ms Brabin vacated her seat following her convincing victory for Labour in the West Yorkshire Mayoral Election last week.

Ex-Bradford West MP George Galloway has said his party, Workers Party GB, will put a candidate forward, and the Yorkshire Party and Green Party have also confirmed they will field a candidate.

None of the mainstream parties have confirmed a candidate as yet, with names including Jo Cox’s sister Kim Leadbeater, ex-Dewsbury MP and cancer survivor Paula Sherriff and Kirklees Council leader Shabir Pandor being touted as Labour candidates.