A Labour parliamentary candidate has been disowned by his local party after branding Gordon Brown the "worst prime minister" Britain has had.
North West Norfolk candidate Manish Sood hit out at Mr Brown less than 48 hours before the polls open.
But David Collis, chairman of North West Norfolk Constituency Labour Party, dismissed him as a "dreadful candidate" and distanced the party from his "bizarre" comments.
A party source said the CLP had considered deselecting Mr Sood on several occasions in the past but had decided it "wasn't worth the effort", given the large Tory majority.
The row erupted when, in an interview with the Lynn News, Mr Sood said: "Immigration has gone up which is creating friction within communities. The country is getting bigger and messier.
"The role of ministers has gone bureaucratic and the action of ministers has gone downhill - it is corrupt. The loss of social values is the basic problem and this is not what the Labour Party is about.
"I believe Gordon Brown has been the worst prime minister we have had in this country. It is a disgrace and he owes an apology to the people and the Queen."
Asked on Sky News if he stood by the comments, Mr Sood replied: "Absolutely, yes. Obviously this is a very serious matter because we have a Prime Minister standing so close to the General Election and things are going totally wrong, and it's a real disaster for the cities, the country and the nation.
"And if you look at it, the average person has really got no respect for the Government and really we are moving towards not a government system but more towards anarchy, and that is very, very dangerous."
Mr Sood's mother Manjula Sood, a Labour councillor in Leicester and former lord mayor of the city, said: "I disapprove of what he said... Look at the improvement in the NHS and the minimum wage. My son holds his own views but I'm very angry about this and very angry with him. I'm campaigning every night and I'm very proud of that."(my view)-Gordon IS A DICKHEAD and should be emprisoned for his crimes.......without jam Roll
A Labour parliamentary candidate has been disowned by his local party after branding Gordon Brown the "worst prime minister" Britain has had.
North West Norfolk candidate Manish Sood hit out at Mr Brown less than 48 hours before the polls open.
But David Collis, chairman of North West Norfolk Constituency Labour Party, dismissed him as a "dreadful candidate" and distanced the party from his "bizarre" comments.
A party source said the CLP had considered deselecting Mr Sood on several occasions in the past but had decided it "wasn't worth the effort", given the large Tory majority.
The row erupted when, in an interview with the Lynn News, Mr Sood said: "Immigration has gone up which is creating friction within communities. The country is getting bigger and messier.
"The role of ministers has gone bureaucratic and the action of ministers has gone downhill - it is corrupt. The loss of social values is the basic problem and this is not what the Labour Party is about.
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