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LGBT activists condemn 'Ukipisation' of migrant debate

GAY, lesbian, bi and transsexual activists condemned “Ukipisation” of British politics yesterday as they kicked off a campaign against migrant discrimination.

Stories of violent deportations of LGBT asylum seekers were retold amid outrage at the coalition’s hypocrisy, as it originally pledged to stop extraditions of homophobia refugees.

PCS union member Steven Heward said: “It is our duty as human beings to accept we have an obligation to protect other people regardless of where they come from.”

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