Stephen Lees, a long-term Conservative activist, has tweeted that all Muslims should be expelled from Britain, and all mosques demolished.
His Tweet came a few minutes after he tweeted a link to a Telegraph article entitled “Head teachers raise ‘serious concerns’ over Islamic school take-over”.
Mr Lees describes himself on Twitter first and foremost as a Tory. His blog site reveals that he has been involved with the party for decades, first delivering leaflets for the Conservatives aged eleven.
He went on to become Secretary of the Coulsdon South Conservatives at the tender age of 17, and, as one of the youngest branch officers in the country, was introduced to Margaret Thatcher at the 1975 Conservative Party Conference. He boasted on Twitter that he has been canvassing in Coulsdon for over 40 years.
Every single Muslim should be expelled from this country — not deported — expelled, and every mosque demolished.
— Stephen Lees (@StephenLees4) May 2, 2014
@DonnaInSussex Indeed I am a Tory, working for the Party since 1969. So why split the Tory vote and let Labour in?
— Stephen Lees (@StephenLees4) May 2, 2014
When challenged as to whether his comment was made in earnest, Mr Lees responded “I never say anything I don’t mean”, and appeared relaxed about Muslims being killed for being Muslim:
@DonnaInSussex I never say anything I don’t mean. The races and cultures of the world must compete with each other. The strongest will >
— Stephen Lees (@StephenLees4) May 3, 2014
@DonnaInSussex < emerge and drive the rest to extinction. That is as it should be.
— Stephen Lees (@StephenLees4) May 3, 2014
@DonnaInSussex @OliverCooper Are you talking about English converts or wogs who just happen to have been born here? There’s a big difference
— Stephen Lees (@StephenLees4) May 3, 2014
The National Chairman of the Young Conservatives, Oliver Cooper, took to Twitter to rebut Mr Lees’ statement, calling his position “absurd” and “profoundly un-British”. But it remains to be seen whether the Conservative Party will expel Mr Lees from within their ranks. If they don’t, we must conclude that they are institutionally racist.
UPDATE: He’s still at it!
@DonnaInSussex The fact that there are “British Muslims” is an historical anomaly, created by the 1947 British Nationality Act.
— Stephen Lees (@StephenLees4) May 3, 2014
@Mikebloke2014 @DonnaInSussex If you’re an English convert to Islam you are mentally ill and should seek help, old boy.
— Stephen Lees (@StephenLees4) May 3, 2014
Source: UKIP Daily