UKIP Suspends Candidate For 'Abhorrent' Views

One of UKIP's candidates has been suspended for apparently making racist comments and threatening to murder a political rival. Robert Blay, who was standing in North East Hampshire, has been suspended with immediate effect, the party has confirmed. It comes after the Daily Mirror published a video of Mr Blay apparently threatening to shoot his Conservative rival for the seat, Ranil Jayawardena. UKIP said in a statement "the views expressed by Mr Blay are abhorrent".