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Ukip parliamentary candidate Patricia Culligan attacks HIV-positive Lib Dem over his 'costly' NHS treatment | |
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A Ukip parliamentary candidate has been forced to apologise after she hit out at an HIV-positive politician, arguing that free NHS care for his condition is “very costly” to taxpayers. | A Ukip parliamentary candidate has been forced to apologise after she hit out at an HIV-positive politician, arguing that free NHS care for his condition is “very costly” to taxpayers. |
Patricia Culligan, Ukip’s candidate in the target seat of Eastleigh, tweeted her comment alongside a link to a Daily Mail article about Paul Childs, the Liberal Democrat for the Liverpool Riverside seat. | Patricia Culligan, Ukip’s candidate in the target seat of Eastleigh, tweeted her comment alongside a link to a Daily Mail article about Paul Childs, the Liberal Democrat for the Liverpool Riverside seat. |
“2nd LibDem candidate reveals he deliberately became HIV positive yet free NHS care v costly,” she tweeted. | “2nd LibDem candidate reveals he deliberately became HIV positive yet free NHS care v costly,” she tweeted. |
The comments will be especially uncomfortable for Ukip because they appear to question Ms Culligan’s commitment to universal free NHS treatment. | The comments will be especially uncomfortable for Ukip because they appear to question Ms Culligan’s commitment to universal free NHS treatment. |
Out in West End and Hedge End today- great meet so many UKIP voters! They know I'm fighting for a Fairness 4 Families pic.twitter.com/werikkn3tp | Out in West End and Hedge End today- great meet so many UKIP voters! They know I'm fighting for a Fairness 4 Families pic.twitter.com/werikkn3tp |
Mr Childs had spoken out about his condition after comments by Nigel Farage in which the UKip leader called for people with HIV to be barred from coming to the UK. | Mr Childs had spoken out about his condition after comments by Nigel Farage in which the UKip leader called for people with HIV to be barred from coming to the UK. |
The Ukip candidate was spoken to by party officials and later deleted her tweet and issued an apology for her comments: “I sincerely apologise for any totally unintended offence due to a mis- reading of the Mail article.I have nothing but sympathy 4 sufferers,” she wrote. | The Ukip candidate was spoken to by party officials and later deleted her tweet and issued an apology for her comments: “I sincerely apologise for any totally unintended offence due to a mis- reading of the Mail article.I have nothing but sympathy 4 sufferers,” she wrote. |
“I've always championed HIV care & equal rights,as a friend,SWrkr& teacher:I'm totally sad to have read article wrong&would never cause hurt.” | “I've always championed HIV care & equal rights,as a friend,SWrkr& teacher:I'm totally sad to have read article wrong&would never cause hurt.” |
A Ukip spokesperson said: “We wholeheartedly support the NHS being free at the point of access and kept publicly-funded. | A Ukip spokesperson said: “We wholeheartedly support the NHS being free at the point of access and kept publicly-funded. |
“We have spoken to Ms Culligan and advised her to retract the comment which seems to conflate two very separate issues.” | “We have spoken to Ms Culligan and advised her to retract the comment which seems to conflate two very separate issues.” |
Ukip came second in the 2013 Eastleigh by-election, getting 27.8% of the vote behind the Liberal Democrats’ 32.1%. | Ukip came second in the 2013 Eastleigh by-election, getting 27.8% of the vote behind the Liberal Democrats’ 32.1%. |
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