UKIP leader destroyed after defending candidate who tweeted 'I wouldn't even rape you' to a Labour MP

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UKIP leader destroyed after defending candidate who tweeted 'I wouldn't even rape you' to a Labour MP
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The leader of UKIP came under fire this morning as he defended one of his candidates, Carl Benjamin, who once tweeted “I wouldn’t even rape you” at a female MP. Gerard Batten, who appeared on The

The leader of UKIP came under fire this morning as he defended one of his candidates, Carl Benjamin, who once tweeted “I wouldn’t even rape you” at a female MP.

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