Whilst some Labour activists have taken to Twitter to denounce UKIP as racists and extremists, the response from members and supporters of all parties has been largely united in condemning what has happened in Rotherham. Red Ed Miliband has expressed his disappointment and said that there should be an investigation but David Cameron has been less than forthcoming, leaving Michael Gove to issue the Tories' condemnation. Cameron was asked in a radio interview about his accusation in 2006 that UKIP are fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists and he appeared to backtrack on that slur but Downing Street later retracted his retraction, confirming that David Cameron still thinks UKIP members are fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists.
Meanwhile, a Labour councillor on Telford & Wrekin Council - another Labour-run council - took to Twitter to condemn what happened in Rotherham but at the same time said that UKIP members and supporters were "right wing xenophobes". When a local radio presenter took an interest he denied having said it and demanded an apology from UKIP Telford & Wrekin who had been seeking clarification on why he thought their members hated or were scared of foreigners.
The Labour leader of Rotherham MBC has told the media that there will be an urgent investigation into what has happened.
wonkotsane is an author at Bloggers4UKIP.
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Our country is being taken over and our own people are suffering surely this is wrong why can't the government see this? Because they do not live in the real world and have never experience real hardship, our grandparents fought hard to keep Britain and now our government is destroying our nation, the British spirit, and our country. We all feel the same way but are scared that if we stand up for our beliefs and country we are called racist this is not true if people come over here and work hard and do not claim any benefits and are able to support them selves and want to be apart of our nation they are welcome here. UKIP is our only hope I feel the government is ignoring its people! Why?