Ukip has selected former Tory Roger Helmer as parliamentary candidate to fight the Newark byelection, despite him arguing date rape victims can bear some responsibility for being assaulted, coming out in favour of the death penalty and comparing gay marriage to allowing incest.
On a related “WTF, UKIP” note.
According to the story, he “aired controversial views on other subjects, including questioning the existence of homophobia, suggesting that some people find same-sex relationships ‘distasteful if not viscerally repugnant’ and arguing that there are ‘different degrees of culpability’ in rape cases.”