theguardian: by Ramona Aly —

As Ukip’s spokesman for immigration, Gerard Batten MEP, a former candidate for mayor of London, has decried the “explosion of mosques”across Europe and claimed he would “refuse applications for new mosques until there’s a non-Muslim place of worship in Mecca and Medina”. Batten, who represents London in the European parliament, doesn’t seem to have noticed that he might be missing a vote here and there in the May European elections, given that one in seven Londoners is Muslim.

In a move that is more alarming than the colour of his suit worn at sessions of the European parliament, apparently styled on Mr Blobby, Batten has called on British and European Muslims to sign a “charter for Muslim understanding”. This code of conduct was first drafted in 2006 by Batten, but echoes anti-Semitic tracts that a Vichy regime would be proud of.

More:   http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/06/muslims-ukip-gerard-batten-mep-charter