Labour election hopeful removed - Off with his Head!

In the Box has learnt from a source at the BBC; that a Labour election hopeful who called the Queen "vermin" has been removed from the party's list of candidates.

Would-be local councillor Peter White was axed by party bosses after being forced to apologise for an online rant about the monarch's diamond jubilee.

Mr White, who had been due to fight for a seat on Havering Borough Council next year, also described the Queen a "parasite" in a post on Facebook.

He appeared before a regional Labour Party panel earlier.

His comments were posted on the Facebook page of Tory MP Andrew Rosindell, who is campaigning for the royal milestone to be marked with a public holiday.

Mr White posted: "What is the point of celebrating the diamond jubilee of someone who is born into a position of privilege, she is a parasite and milks this country for everything she can."

He went on: "Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with a public holiday but lets (sic) have one that means something, rather than celebrating vermin.


A Buckingham Palace spokesperson declined to comment to In the Box.

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