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| UKIP Queen row candidate resigns | UKIP Queen row candidate resigns |
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| A UKIP parliamentary candidate has resigned after posting offensive comments about the Queen on a website. | A UKIP parliamentary candidate has resigned after posting offensive comments about the Queen on a website. |
| Paul Wiffen said he did not want the party's message to be "overshadowed by anything I may have said on late night internet sessions". | Paul Wiffen said he did not want the party's message to be "overshadowed by anything I may have said on late night internet sessions". |
| UKIP said his comments about the Queen were "completely unacceptable". | UKIP said his comments about the Queen were "completely unacceptable". |
| Last week Mr Wiffen, who had been standing for the east London seat of Ilford South, was suspended, and later reinstated, for making racist remarks. | Last week Mr Wiffen, who had been standing for the east London seat of Ilford South, was suspended, and later reinstated, for making racist remarks. |
| He made comments about Muslims, Romanian Gypsies and African and Caribbean communities on the issue of asylum on the Community Care blog, Outside Left. | He made comments about Muslims, Romanian Gypsies and African and Caribbean communities on the issue of asylum on the Community Care blog, Outside Left. |
| Apology made | Apology made |
| As a result Mr Wiffen was suspended from the party but subsequently reinstated after apologising for his outburst. | |
| On the latest row a spokesman for UKIP said: "The comments were completely unacceptable and do not reflect the attitude, values or policies of the party. | On the latest row a spokesman for UKIP said: "The comments were completely unacceptable and do not reflect the attitude, values or policies of the party. |
| "UKIP would like to apologise for anyone offended by the content. Mr Wiffen has now resigned as a candidate." | "UKIP would like to apologise for anyone offended by the content. Mr Wiffen has now resigned as a candidate." |
| In a statement Mr Wiffen said: "I am standing aside in Ilford South so that UKIP's three main messages of controlling our borders, repatriating lawmaking and saving the £45m a day we pay to the EU are not overshadowed by anything I may have said on late night internet sessions. | In a statement Mr Wiffen said: "I am standing aside in Ilford South so that UKIP's three main messages of controlling our borders, repatriating lawmaking and saving the £45m a day we pay to the EU are not overshadowed by anything I may have said on late night internet sessions. |
| "I apologise for any offence I may have caused." | "I apologise for any offence I may have caused." |
| Candidates announced so far for Ilford South are: | Candidates announced so far for Ilford South are: |
| Conservative: Toby Boutle; Labour: Michael Gapes; Liberal Democrat: Anood Al-Samerai; Green: Wilson Chowdhry. | Conservative: Toby Boutle; Labour: Michael Gapes; Liberal Democrat: Anood Al-Samerai; Green: Wilson Chowdhry. |