North East UKIP in Stephen Lawrence row
The regional chairman of the UK Independence Party says a branch secretary may be stripped of her party membership after she made derogatory remarks about the coverage of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence.
- Rachel Bullock
Full Report: North East UKIP in Stephen Lawrence row
The secretary of the Redcar UKIP branch faces being expelled from the party after she posted derogatory remarks about the media coverage of the racist murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence.
Pamela Preedy wrote in a UKIP online forum last year that the image of the murdered teenager has been "promoted to sainthood".
The party's North East chairman has launched a full investigation into the comments which he says entirely contradict UKIP's policies.
Rachel Bullock reports.
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