He was spotted wearing the badge when off-duty at a game against Hungary at Old Trafford two years ago. 

An investigation was launched after GMP received information that Mr Janaway, 36, had items relating to the BNP at his home.

Badges were recovered, together with photos showing him wearing them at matches.

Mr Janaway was asked to resign after a misconduct hearing in September - and did so.

Ban

Peter Fahy - the chief constable of Greater Manchester and workforce spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers - last night defended the ban on serving policemen being members of the BNP.

"Such membership would be incompatible with our duty to promote equality under the Race Relations Amendment Act and would damage the confidence of minority communities," he said.

"Whilst the policy may have been controversial at the time it was enacted, in 2004, it has since been accepted by all staff and staff associations and remains unchallenged thus far."

The BNP said the published list was based on its 2007 membership list although a number of names of people who were not, or are not, party members had allegedly been added.

Earlier this year, the party said it obtained an injunction at the High Court in Manchester banning any publication of the list. Alec McFadden, spokesman for the TUC, said it was in the public interest for the list to be made public.

"These people have been living double lives for too long," he said.

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