Godfrey Bloom was ejected from the European Parliament chamber in Strasbourg A UKIP MEP has been ejected from the European Parliament after directing a Nazi slogan at a German colleague.
Godfrey Bloom said “Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer” – One People, One Empire, One Leader – as Martin Schulz was making a speech.
He was ordered out of the chamber and will face disciplinary measures.
Mr Bloom told the BBC he stood by his words, describing the leader of the socialist group in the parliament, as “a national socialist”.
Mr Bloom made the comments as Mr Schulz, a member of Germany’s Social Democratic Party and leader of the socialist bloc in the Parliament, was speaking during a debate on the economic crisis in Ireland.
President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek told him: “As you know, most of the members of the chamber cannot accept your behaviour. I will therefore ask you to leave the chamber at this point.”
BBC Correspondent Hugh Schofield in Strasbourg said Mr Bloom was likely to face disciplinary measures following his outburst.
It is not the first time that Mr Bloom – who represents Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire – has courted controversy with his comments.
He has argued that man-made global warming is a myth and praised the sinking of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in 1985, in which one man died.
In 2004, he said no “self-respecting” small business owner would employ a woman of child-bearing age.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage was, himself, disciplined by the European Parliament earlier this year after saying the president of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, had “the charisma of a damp rag”.
After refusing to retract the comments, Mr Farage was fined £2,700 by the parliamentary authorities.
UKIP has 12 MEPs in the European Parliament.
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