UKIP Member Who Called Gay Men Poofters Has Resigned

<p>The Gay UK has learnt that Kerry Smith, who had hoped to let his comments about gay men and a Chinese woman 'blow over" has resigned.</p> <p></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4616866334.jpg" width="460" height="336" alt="" title=""/></p> <p></p><p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/UKIP-Parlimentary-Candiate-In-Homophobic-Recorded-Rant/9162140">This morning The Mail On Sunday</a> revealed recordings on which UKIP Parlimentary candidate Kerry Smith is heard calling gay men "f**king disgusting old poofters" has now resigned an Al Jazeera journalist, Sunny Hundal, has tweeted.</p><p></p><p>Nigel Farage, leader of UKIP had refused to sack Smith over the phone calls, while the MoS claims that a "well-placed" UKIP insider noted:</p><p></p><p>"Kerry wants to make a full apology and is hoping it all blows over."</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>At one point in the recording released by MoS he is heard talking about former UKIP Youth chairman, Olly Neville saying,</p><p></p><p>“Olly Neville – the sun shines out of his rear end. He’s now setting up BLT UKIP on Facebook.</p><p></p><p>“What the old poofter groups call themselves. I just call it a BLT like the sandwiches. It’s them letters BLT with a Q on the end, bacon, lettuce and tomato.</p><p></p><p>“It’s got our logo done with a rainbow. F**king loopy. That’s been approved by the NEC. That’s f**king disgusting.”</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p>