Paul Golding (born January 1982) is a British far-right political leader who is currently the leader of Britain First. In December 2016, Golding was sentenced to eight weeks imprisonment for breaching a court order banning him from entering a mosque or encouraging others to do so in England and Wales. He took six months leave from the party and Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader, acted as leader during his absence. On 7 March 2018, Golding and Fransen were both imprisoned for religiously aggravated harassment.