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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.
Once again Tower Hamlets is being targeted by anti-Islam campaigners, this time a revamped and radicalised version of Ukip — the far-right event is now banned by the police, but we’ll be assembling this Saturday to make sure they stay away, says JAYDEE SEAFORTH
Listening to our own communities and organising within them holds the key to stopping the advance of Reform UK and other far-right initiatives, posits TONY CONWAY
