Oh dear. The Halloween plans of a group of Ukip supporters look set to turn into a nightmare for the event’s organiser. After Guido Fawkes reported earlier this month that a Farage-sceptic branch of ‘Kippers were planning a Halloween party with the theme ‘Nigel Farage and his creepy henchmen’, word reaches Steerpike that the event has now been cancelled.
Richard Hendron — who launched a failed bid earlier this year to be selected as Ukip’s candidate for London mayor — has written to attendees explaining that he has cancelled the event after ‘the powers that be in Ukip’ failed to see the funny side. He says that they threatened him with suspension and subsequent expulsion from Ukip if the event went ahead:
Hendron has joshingly told attendees to blame immigrants — rather than him — for the cancellation:
This is not the first time Hendron — who organised Ukip’s controversial LGBT march at London Pride — has come to blows with Farage. Earlier this year when speaking at a Young Independence event, Hendron directly criticised Farage. He said that the Ukip leader had done ‘no favours’ with his HIV comments regarding the treatment foreign HIV sufferers can receive on the NHS. He added that too many people view Ukip as ‘overflowing with racists, homophobes and bigots’.
The former Ukip candidate now looks set for a quiet Saturday night learning ‘how to be more of a loyal servant to the glorious leader Nigel Farage’. While one disappointed would-be party guest suggested he simply change the theme, Hendron said he couldn’t take the risk as someone may still come dressed as Farage.
Commenting on Hendron’s claims, a Ukip spokesman says there is ‘a touch of hyperbole here’.
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