The British National Party has voted to scrap its whites-only membership rules after an extraordinary general meeting.
Members who had gathered in Essex voted to amend the party's constitution to let black and Asian people join.
The BNP had been threatened with a possible court injunction over its whites-only membership policy by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
The party must now go back to court in March when a judge will decide if the new rules meet race relation laws.
It is thought the BNP has removed references to "indigenous British" people, paving the way for black and Asian people to be admitted to the party for the first time.
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