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| Labour man dropped for Queen slur | Labour man dropped for Queen slur |
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| A Labour election hopeful who called the Queen "vermin" has been removed from the party's list of candidates. | A Labour election hopeful who called the Queen "vermin" has been removed from the party's list of candidates. |
| Would-be local councillor Peter White was axed by party bosses after being forced to apologise for an online rant about the monarch's diamond jubilee. | Would-be local councillor Peter White was axed by party bosses after being forced to apologise for an online rant about the monarch's diamond jubilee. |
| Mr White, who had been due to fight for a seat on Havering Borough Council next year, also described the Queen a "parasite" in a post on Facebook. | |
| He appeared before a regional Labour Party panel earlier. | He appeared before a regional Labour Party panel earlier. |
| 'Totally inappropriate' | 'Totally inappropriate' |
| His comments were posted on the Facebook page of Tory MP Andrew Rosindell, who is campaigning for the royal milestone to be marked with a public holiday. | His comments were posted on the Facebook page of Tory MP Andrew Rosindell, who is campaigning for the royal milestone to be marked with a public holiday. |
| Mr White posted: "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 posted: "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." |
| He went on: "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 went on: "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." |
| In a statement issued via the party after the Facebook item appeared, Mr White said: "The way I expressed myself was totally inappropriate. | In a statement issued via the party after the Facebook item appeared, 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." |