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NUT: Would-be Ukip MP fails to block anti-racist motion

DELEGATES at the National Union of Teachers (NUT) conference objected to a former Ukip candidate speaking out in opposition to an anti-racism motion yesterday.

NUT Kirklees delegate Aleksandar Lukic had already raised eyebrows at the conference when he voiced support for grammar schools on Saturday.

Yesterday afternoon, Mr Lukic, who stood for Ukip in the West Yorkshire constituency of Batley and Spen at the 2015 general election, alleged that an anti-racist campaigner had grabbed the rosette of a fellow Ukip campaigner when canvassing for the party.

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