A UKIP parliamentary candidate has been reinstated after posting racist remarks on a social care website
Paul Wiffen, who is campaigning to be MP for Ilford South in east London, responded to a criticism of the party on the Community Care site. The remarks focused on Muslims, Romanian Gypsies and African and Caribbean communities. UKIP said he had been suspended but, following his apology and an inquiry, he was allowed back into the party.
The comment was made in response to a post by Community Care's Outside Left blogger on asylum. Mr Wiffen, chair of UKIP London, said: "You left-wing scum are all the same, wanting to hand our birthright to Romanian gypsies who beat their wives and children into begging and stealing money they can gamble with, Muslim nutters who want to kill us and put us under medieval Sharia law, the same Africans who sold their Afro-Caribbean brothers into a slavery that Britain was first to abolish (but you still want to apologize for!)"
He has since apologised saying: "I was very surprised to see such a party political piece on a website called 'Community Care', and when I read the lies about UKIP being a racist party, I just saw red, and fired off an angry email. I am truly sorry to anyone offended by some of the language I used."
A spokesman for UKIP said: "UKIP is a party of real people, not career politicians. Real people sometimes make mistakes, and when they do, they should apologise. Both UKIP and Mr Wiffen have apologised for any offence caused."
Mike Gapes, Labour MP for Ilford South, said: "There is an unpleasant whiff about Mr Wiffen."
Toby Boutle, the Conservative candidate for the area, said if Mr Wiffen 's comments are correct then "it says a lot about UKIP that someone like this is their regional chairman in London".
Lib Dem candidate Anood Al-Samerai said: "I would not wish to see this man standing in Ilford South."
BBC
April 08, 2010
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9 comments:
"I read the lies about UKIP being a racist party, I just saw red, and fired off an angry email."
Hmmm..Sadly your e-mail proved their point!
Goes to show that UKIP are moving further to the right on Race since Lord Pearson took over. Watch for a BNP/UKIP electoral pact after the Election.
BBC news video from the linked article : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PQhvJGdihk
the fact that a parliamentary candidate does not understand the word 'afro-caribbean' is pretty alarming.
Apologising doesn't really address the point though, does it? You cannot say something like this and just apologise and pretend it was never your view. It has still been said, and clearly it is what he thinks.
The UKIP are moving towards an Islamophobic political stance that is very much appealing to EDLers and BNP neo-Nazis.
I have always said Ukip are teaming with facists, so this comes as no surprise.
Jay.
I don't know what UKIP's game is here. Up until now they have helped to keep the BNP at bay but since Pearson took over, they have taken a sharp turn to the right.
He obviously hasn't spent much time in Ilford South or, if he has, he isn't a serious candidate. There is a very large Muslim population among a very ethnically diverse electorate. He really should stand next door in Barking and Dagenham and take votes off the BNP.
I don't know what UKIP's game is here. Up until now they have helped to keep the BNP at bay but since Pearson took over, they have taken a sharp turn to the right.
Pearson is after the WWC vote too to add to the disgruntled right-wing Tories..obviously really
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