Stifling debate about immigration branded 'disgusting' by John Bickley

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UKIP candidate John Bickley in Heywood & Middleton

The stifling of debate about immigration by the political classes has been branded as "disgusting" by John Bickley, UKIP's parliamentary candidate for Heywood and Middleton.

It has led to people feeling ashamed to talk about something that affects their lives, he said "It think it disgusting that the political classes have done this to British citizens."

Mr Bickley was speaking while addressing the party's North West Spring conference in Blackpool at the weekend.

He pointed out that party leader Nigel Farage had come under fire for his recent comments on the subject yet nothing critical had been said when Gordon Brown argued for "British jobs for British workers."

In his keynote speech to the conference UKIP's deputy leader Paul Nuttall promised an end to quangos, no income tax on the first £13,500 earned and cutting foreign aid by 85%.

He also spoke of abolishing the bedroom tax and stopping the HS2 rail project in its tracks.

"Dropping the project will save £50 billion which we would invest in local transport networks. Doing away with quangos would save another £40 billion a year," he said.

"David Cameron said there would be a bonfire of quangos. Well he hasn't even lift he match. We will light his bonfire."

Mr Nuttall also pointed out that cutting foreign aid by 85% would save £9 billion a year "and we would still be giving more than Spain and Italy put together. Currently we spend £32 million every day on foreign aid."

He added that we should give foreign aid but it should be focussed on those in real need and not to countries like Indian, China and Brazil.