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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 council candidate featured in its latest election broadcast for sharing "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 put up by builder Andre Lampitt had expressed "extreme racist views", a source said. | Posts put up by builder Andre Lampitt had expressed "extreme racist views", a source said. |
| UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who has launched an investigation into his selection, said he was "very angry". | 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. |
| 'Major error' | 'Major error' |
| 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 Nigerians, 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." | 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 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." | 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. | 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." | "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." |