Kilroy Silk

Further bad news for Robert Kilroy Silk MEP. His banishment from the jungle in the TV show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here has been followed by calls for him to be kicked out of the European Parliament.

All the other MEPs for the East Midlands are backing an online petition calling for him to stand down.

UKIP's Derek Clark MEP says: "It's not just that he hasn't been working while in the jungle, it's that he hasn't spoken in the parliament since 2005. No one has seen him in the region for years. We even had a competition for anyone who could spot him – a competition no one in the region could win.

"He's shown nothing but contempt for the people of the East Midlands and should do the honourable thing and resign."

He last spoke in Parliament in October 2005, denying East Midlands electors a voice.He has not been seen in the East Midlands since his failed attempt to be elected at Erewash in the 2005 general Election , and his office is outside the East Midlands at Aylesbury

Constituents and others can add their names to the petition calling on Mr Kilroy Silk to step down at www.kilroystepdown.co.uk