The BNP member of the London Assembly has launched an angry tirade at the first meeting of the Assembly.

Richard Barnbrook, who represents Barking and Dagenham and won the party's first seat at City Hall, told the other members "I'm here and I'm here to stay" at this morning's meeting.

The far-right politician is facing a boycott from the mainstream parties and has been warned to step back from promoting the British National Party's racist agenda.

Candidates from other parties walked out as he started his victory speech last weekend and staff at City Hall from ethnic minorities are reportedly reluctant to work with him.

"I don't care if I received one vote or a thousand - I'm here and I'm here to stay," the 47-year-old former artist angrily told the Assembly today.

He said that if other members continued to make comments about him he would have "no qualms going straight to the English Standards Board".

"I'm here to work for London with Londoners," he added.

Mr Barnbrook secured 5.3 per cent of the vote in last week's election, narrowly passing the five per cent required to sit in the Assembly.