TORIES DITCH TROLL
Wannabe councillor posts sick rants against Sturgeon
A TORY candidate in next month’s local elections has been suspended from the party after posting “extremely offensive” online comments about Nicola Sturgeon.
Ken MacBrayne has been told he will receive no more support from the Scottish Conservatives after his Facebook rants against the First Minister came to light.
The 72-year-old also shared posts by far-right group Britain First calling for immigrants and asylum seekers to be denied benefits.
One post described Sturgeon as a “stupid little cretin” and asked: “Why can’t someone stick a cattle prod up her nether region?”
Another publicly viewable comment read: “It would please me no end if someone stuck a golf ball in Nicola Sturgeons (sic) mouth, tape it up and stick a bag over her head.”
MacBrayne is standing in Western Isles Council’s Benbecula and North Uist ward and his name will still appear on the ballot on May 4 as the nomination list is finalised.
A Scottish Conservative spokesman said: “These comments are totally unacceptable and the party have informed the candidate that he shall be receiving no further support for his campaign.
“The party have also suspended Mr MacBrayne and he is no longer a member.”
An SNP spokeswoman said: “Mr MacBrayne’s comments are extremely offensive, with rants of this nature completely inappropriate from someone standing for public office.
“The disturbing, extremist views include what is essentially neoNazi propaganda gloating about a coming race war from a self-proclaimed ‘resistance’ group.
“It is staggering that this bile is coming from a Tory candidate.”