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UKIP bans candidate over 'racist views' UKIP bans candidate over 'racist views'
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The UK Independence Party has suspended a member featured in its latest election broadcast for expressing "repellent" opinions on Twitter. The UK Independence Party has suspended a council candidate featured in its latest election broadcast for sharing "repellent" opinions on Twitter.
Posts had been put up by builder Andre Lampitt expressing "extreme racist views", a source said. Posts put up by builder Andre Lampitt had expressed "extreme racist views", a source said.
A "full disciplinary process" was under way, a UKIP spokesman added, saying the party was "deeply shocked". UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who has launched an investigation into his selection, said he was "very angry".
Mr Lampitt featured in an election broadcast on Wednesday, expressing his views on the effects of immigration.Mr Lampitt featured in an election broadcast on Wednesday, expressing his views on the effects of immigration.
Shown wearing a hard hat, he complained that "since the lads from Eastern Europe" had arrived in the UK and undercut him, he had found it a "real struggle" to provide for his family. Shown wearing a hard-hat, he complained that "since the lads from Eastern Europe" had arrived in the UK and undercut him, he had found it a "real struggle" to provide for his family.
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But after being made aware of posts he previously made on Twitter, officials acted swiftly against Mr Lampitt, who is seeking to become a councillor in Merton, south London.But after being made aware of posts he previously made on Twitter, officials acted swiftly against Mr Lampitt, who is seeking to become a councillor in Merton, south London.
Among his reported comments were criticisms of Islam and a suggestion that Labour leader Ed Miliband was Polish.Among his reported comments were criticisms of Islam and a suggestion that Labour leader Ed Miliband was Polish.
A UKIP spokesman said: "We are deeply shocked that Mr Lampitt has expressed such repellent views.A UKIP spokesman said: "We are deeply shocked that Mr Lampitt has expressed such repellent views.
"His membership of the party has been suspended immediately pending a full disciplinary process.""His membership of the party has been suspended immediately pending a full disciplinary process."
Mr Farage told the BBC: "I'm very disappointed that someone like this has been allowed to slip through the net."
He added: "Someone somewhere has made a very, very major error."
He said: "Something's gone wrong with our systems. This guy should have been weeded out and he wasn't."
Asked about Mr Lampitt's appearance in the broadcast, Mr Farage replied it had happened "because he was accredited and was said to be a good candidate. I'm going to find out what's gone wrong and someone's going to take the rap for this.
"But please don't think we have a monopoly on stupid people or extreme people. It happens in all parties, I'm afraid."
Mr Lampitt's Twitter account appears to have been taken down.Mr Lampitt's Twitter account appears to have been taken down.
Before this happened, he described himself online as: "Born British in Rhodesia and proud of heritage sad at how Britain is run."Before this happened, he described himself online as: "Born British in Rhodesia and proud of heritage sad at how Britain is run."