The party, which hands out "Lying Feminist of the Month" awards to female journalists, will be fielding three candidates in the Nottingham area, including one candidate who will attempt to unseat shadow women and equalities minister Gloria De Piero.

The party was founded by retired businessman Mike Buchanan, who told BuzzFeed News it's his party's ultimate aim to "make feminism a dirty word".

Buchanan used to work as a business consultant for the Conservative party, but quit in 2009 when David Cameron backed all-women parliamentary candidate shortlists. He has since dedicated his life to anti-feminism, writing three books, Feminism: The Ugly Truth, The Glass Ceiling Delusion, and David Cameron – The Heir to Harman?

"Feminism is a hatred, and it should be a badge of shame," he said. "To call yourself a feminist should be no more acceptable than calling yourself a bigot or a sexist or a fascist. It is a deeply vile, corrupting ideology and the idea it's a benign movement about gender equality is dangerous nonsense."

The party's website is home to articles such as "13 Reasons Women Lie About Being Raped", "10 Reasons False Rape Allegations Are Common", and "Feminists – Enemies of Men, Women, and Children".

The party has also produced a detailed 80-page manifesto for the general election which includes policies on halving the length of time after conception a woman can legally get an abortion, creating all-boys schools with all-male teaching staff, and the introduction of a government minister for "men and equalities".

"We hear a lot about misogyny, which is actually very rare, but a hatred of men is very commonplace," said Buchanan. "As far as the state is concerned, males are pretty much subhuman and they'll do anything they can to destroy men's lives."