The London Daily News

Labour has de-selected a Council candidate after he called the Queen "vermin".

Peter White was set for a councillor seat in Havering before comparing the monarch to a parasitic rat-like creature in an online slur.

White was forced to apologise and his political career seems to have ended before it even began.

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."

"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."

In a statement issued via the party, Mr White said:

"The way I expressed myself was totally inappropriate.

"I regret what I said and apologise unreservedly."