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| Labour man calls Queen 'vermin' | Labour man calls Queen 'vermin' |
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| A Labour election candidate faces disciplinary action after describing the Queen a "parasite" and "vermin". | |
| Peter White, who is seeking election to Havering Borough Council in east London, wrote the comments on Tory MP Andrew Rosindell's Facebook page. | Peter White, who is seeking election to Havering Borough Council in east London, wrote the comments on Tory MP Andrew Rosindell's Facebook page. |
| Mr White said the Queen "milks this country for everything she can". | Mr White said the Queen "milks this country for everything she can". |
| A London Labour Party spokesman said he would be "required to explain his comments". Mr White has apologised for his remarks. | |
| Mr White is hoping to win a seat in the council's South Hornchurch ward in May. | |
| Mr Rosindell has called for a public holiday to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, which prompted Mr White's response. | Mr Rosindell has called for a public holiday to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, which prompted Mr White's response. |
| I have no problem with a public holiday but lets (sic) have one that means something, rather than celebrating vermin Peter White | I have no problem with a public holiday but lets (sic) have one that means something, rather than celebrating vermin Peter White |
| "What is the point of celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of someone who is born into a position of privilege, she is a parasite and milks this country for everything she can," Mr White wrote. | "What is the point of celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of someone who is born into a position of privilege, she is a parasite and milks this country for everything she can," Mr White wrote. |
| "She has more front than Margate asking for extra money from the civil list. Maybe she should sell a couple of her properties. | "She has more front than Margate asking for extra money from the civil list. Maybe she should sell a couple of her properties. |
| "Maybe if she wants Buckingham Palace to be maintained from public funds she should open it to the public." | "Maybe if she wants Buckingham Palace to be maintained from public funds she should open it to the public." |
| He added: "Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with a public holiday but lets (sic) have one that means something, rather than celebrating vermin." | He added: "Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with a public holiday but lets (sic) have one that means something, rather than celebrating vermin." |
| The London Labour Party spokesman said: "Peter White has been summoned to a meeting with key members of the local party and officers from the London Regional Labour Party." | The London Labour Party spokesman said: "Peter White has been summoned to a meeting with key members of the local party and officers from the London Regional Labour Party." |
| In a statement issued via the party, Mr White said: "The way I expressed myself was totally inappropriate. | In a statement issued via the party, Mr White said: "The way I expressed myself was totally inappropriate. |
| "I regret what I said and apologise unreservedly." | "I regret what I said and apologise unreservedly." |