UKIP: Welsh UKIP councillor makes a fool of himself

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A VALLEYS councillor is under investigation by his own party, following a web forum posting asking if people wanted to bed a murder suspect.

Adam Brown was one of two previously Independent members of Merthyr Tydfil Council who last month announced they were joining UKIP.

Since August 2007 the Gurnos councillor has been a regular contributor to the Bluebirds fans’ web forum cardiffcity.com

On July 18, a posting from Coun Brown’s account launched a poll on the question “Amanda Knox? Would you...?”

Amanda Knox is an American student currently on trial for allegedly murdering fellow student Meredith Kercher in the house they shared in Perugia, Italy, in 2007.

In a posting on July 21, Mr Brown chipped in to a discussion about rented accommodation on the same forum.

In it he said: “Simple really don’t take housing benefit tenants. Not worth the risk.”

Then on July 8 he initiated a poll called: “Does anyone give a **** about [Cardiff City manager] Dave Jones’ book...?”

Brendan Toomey, leader of the Merthyr Council Labour group, said: “If these comments were made by Coun Brown, and it looks very much as if they were, then he has slurred many of his constituents who are legitimately claiming housing benefit.

“To suggest that it is too risky for a private landlord to take on housing benefit claimants is entirely offensive.

“As for conducting a ‘poll’ regarding murder suspect Amanda Knox, it is obvious what Coun Brown is alluding to, and I find it completely insensitive and inappropriate.

“Labour will be referring him to the standards committee and I hope his national party leader will discipline him for his behaviour.”

Commenting on the Amanda Knox poll, Mr Brown at first said: “It was an example of ‘laddish’ behaviour on a football message board over two years ago.”

When it was pointed out that the Amanda Knox posting occurred last month rather than more than two years ago, he said he wanted to revise his statement, saying he knew nothing about it.

He thought a friend must have posted the comment using his (Mr Brown’s) username.

He admitted posting the messages about housing benefit and Dave Jones’ book. He claimed he had been put off letting to tenants on housing benefit after tenants living in a home he owns in Merthyr caused £5,000 worth of damage.

Last night UKIP Wales MEP John Bufton said the party would launch an inquiry into the matter.

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Oh dear. UKIP’s leadership can really pick em. It never rains but it pours!

His first month as a UKIP councillor and already he is facing an inquiry and possible expulsion from the party!

Such is the calibre of UKIP’s latest recruits!

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