UKIP suspends candidate after extreme views aired

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) today said it had suspended a General Election candidate amid reports that he advocated the killing of the criminally insane and called for the return of the British Empire.

Sat, 29 Jan, 2005 - 15:29

John Houston, 54, was selected in December for UKIP.

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