Ukip MEP's 'death cult' remarks spark new Islamophobia row

Party leader Paul Nuttall refuses to say whether he agrees with views of Brexit spokesman Gerard BattenUkip is facing renewed criticism over its attitudes towards Islam after it emerged that one of its senior MEPs said non-Muslims should have a “perfectly rational fear” of the faith, which he described as a “death cult” steeped in violence.The Liberal Democrats and Greens described the comments, written in a blogpost by Ukip’s Brexit spokesman, Gerard Batten, as &ld