LONDON -- The far-right British National Party says it plans to change its constitution to let nonwhite people become members.
The party opposes immigration and says it fights for "indigenous" Britons.
A government-backed rights body took it to court, claiming the party's constitution is discriminatory.
At a court hearing Thursday, a lawyer for the BNP said leader Nick Griffin would ask members next month to change the constitution so it did not discriminate on the grounds of race or religion.
The BNP has been encouraged by recent electoral success and has sought to shed a thuggish image. Earlier this year it won two seats in the European Parliament.
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