On 18 February 2009, a story in The Daily Telegraph announced that Dame Vera Lynn was suing the British National Party (BNP) for using her version of "The White Cliffs of Dover" on an anti-immigration album without her permission.
On 18 February 2009, The Daily Telegraph announced that Dame Vera Lynn had initiated a lawsuit against the BNP for using her version of "The White Cliffs of Dover" in an album promoting xenophobic sentiments without her consent.