Carl Benjamin told to stay away.
Exeter Cathedral has banned a Ukip candidate from taking part in hustings for Thursday’s European elections, saying he may be a risk to public order.
Carl Benjamin, who is under police investigation for comments he made about raping the Labour MP Jess Phillips, had been due to speak at the event alongside other candidates for the South West England region on Wednesday evening.
But the cathedral authorities decided Benjamin’s presence ran the risk of public disorder, and invited Ukip to send another candidate to the event.
Oh but what about his free speech?
… Read the restUkip’s Devon chair, Margaret Dennis, said the move was “outrageous” and “an affront to democracy”.
