Three MEPs quit UKIP after Gerard Batten's defence of candidate's 'rape' tweet

Mr Benjamin, who is known by the online alias Sargon of Akkad, told Labour MP Jess Phillips on Twitter:"I wouldn't even rape you."

Announcing her resignation from UKIP, Ms Collins said:"To have people like Carl Benjamin on the list for the party is something I find disgusting, and to hear Gerard Batten on national TV yesterday defending this man's use of rape as 'satire' made me sick to my stomach. Mrs Parker, who was UKIP deputy chairman and the party's spokesman on women's rights and equality, accused Mr Batten of"carrying out a purge of party loyalists" in favour of supporters on Robinson.

None of Ms Collins, Mrs Seymour or Mrs Parker had been chosen as UKIP candidates for May's European Parliament elections, which the UK will participate in should the House of Commons continue to oppose an EU withdrawal agreement.In the last set of European Parliament elections, in 2014, UKIP topped the polls with 27% of the vote.

So he's not going rape anyone... BREAKING

But he threatened NOT to rape her. At least report the story correctly and in context.

Oh good, the UKIP does not need 'progressives' that take offense where there is none and can't figure out what was really said. Sargon did a long video this morning which completely exonerates him of any wrong doing. You got the wrong end of the stick sky

Here's Carl advocating for ethical child rape. Care to comment CountDankulaTV GerardBattenMEP UKIP? Source: At about the 21m Mark

In any other day and age this idiot would have resigned by now.

What a load of rubbish. Stick to your guns Gerard. We can see through this mainstream media rubbish.

It gave them the perfect excuse to join the Farage bandwagon again. The usual desperate opportunism of the fascist right-wingers.

But they can't go to the Brexit party because that's led by someone who has defended Trump's joking about sexual abuse by saying it's just 'harmless alpha male banter'.

No doubt they'll jump ship to the Brexit Party.

Planned all along

This latest problem for Gerard means UKIP are likely to completely implode now. Grass routers workers will transfer their allegiance to brexitparty_uk . It is such a shame that this should happen but whilst Gerard's heart is for Britain his head is perhaps not in the right place

Ukip is finished, BREXIT party now, voting ukip will bugger everything up.

This bloke is a massive bellend

I think we can all agree, politics in general is in the worst possible state it's ever been in for generations. PoliticsIsBroken

UKIP and Lib dems in race to the bottom, UKIP are winning hands down at the moment under this nut

Pretty disgusting if they all don’t go .but then politicians don’t seem to have any standards now ...shambles the lot of them .

Well done is some sanity in the party then 👍

No doubt old Nigel is waiting to welcome them... with extra funding.

Were they on the party list of candidates to stand in EU elections .... don't think so! Speaks volumes

Think UKIP candidates should all move to brexit party. Seems they have problems finding a leader who is fit for purpose.

What's the difference?

Oh please! they left cos they know they may lose their seat due to brexit party. They want to remain on the gravy train

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