Election candidate arrested for reading passage about Islam from Churchill book

A candidate in the European elections has been arrested after making a speech quoting from a book by Winston Churchill about Islam.

Mon, 28 Apr, 2014 - 11:19

A candidate in the European elections has been arrested after making a speech quoting from a book by Winston Churchill about Islam.

Paul Weston, chairman of the party Liberty GB, was making the speech on the steps of Winchester Guildhall, Hampshire, on Saturday, when a member of the public complained to police and he was arrested.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Winchester Guildhall,Place: Hampshire Place: Sudan Place: Dorset Place: Winchester Guildhall Place: Guildhall Person: Churchill Person: Winston Churchill Person: Paul Weston Person: Weston Event: European Elections Event: South East European elections Organisation: Islam Organisation: Liberty GB

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