UKIP In New Race Row Over Slavery Claims And Racial Slurs On Online Forum!

A UKIP member has sparked a race row by claiming some people were born to be slaves.

DEBATE: The comments about apartheid and slavery were made on a topic about Nelson Mandela [EPA]

David William Griffiths said they were “intended by nature” to be slaves and were “marked out for subjection” from birth.

The comments from the member of the party’s West London branch were left on an internal party forum used by top figures, including leader Nigel Farage.

They came after the death of Nelson Mandela led to a debate over the apartheid system.

Labour MP and anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain attacked the opinion, branding it “the true face of Ukip”.

He said: “Under their thin veil of respectability lurks rampant bigotry and prejudice.”

Murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence was also mocked on the forum. Pamela Preedy, secretary of Ukip’s Redcar branch, claimed that Prime Minister David Cameron was worshipping at the shrine of “Saint Stephen”.

TARGET: Stephen Lawrence and his mother were also the centre of discussion on the forums [GETTY]

Ms Preedy said: “I’m sure his mother still grieves for him, but it’s time she did it privately without setting him up as some kind of media icon. She risks boring us all to tears.”

A party spokesman said: “Ukip does not endorse any of the comments made on this forum.”

Tory grandee Bernard Jenkin has revealed he fears losing 50 seats to Ukip in an election.

A Daily Star UK Report.