Ukip suspends councillor who made gay marriage slurs
Ukip has suspended councillor David Silvester, who claimed that recent flooding was the result of the decision to legalise gay marriage.
Farage: We don't suspend people due to religious beliefs
In response to coverage of Ukip councillor David Silvester's comments about recent floods and same-sex marriage, the party's leader Nigel Farage has tweeted:
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