Scandal-hit Ukip leader Henry Bolton was plunged into a fresh crisis last night after it was revealed that his glamour model girlfriend made racist remarks about Meghan Markle.
Mr Bolton, 54, was already facing calls for his resignation after he left his wife for 25-year-old Jo Marney.
Now The Mail on Sunday can reveal shocking messages in which Ms Marney says that Prince Harry’s ‘black American’ fiancee will ‘taint’ the Royal Family with ‘her seed’ and pave the way for a ‘black king’.
Ms Marney also says that she would never have sex with ‘a negro’ because they are ‘ugly’.
Scandal-hit Ukip leader Henry Bolton has been plunged into a fresh crisis after it was revealed that his glamour model girlfriend Jo Marney made racist remarks about Meghan Markle
Ms Marney says that Prince Harry’s ‘black American’ fiancee will ‘taint’ the Royal Family with ‘her seed’ and pave the way for a ‘black king
She was immediately suspended from Ukip last night after The Mail on Sunday alerted party chiefs to her grossly offensive comments.
Our revelations come just days before Bolton is due to face a crunch meeting over his own future with Ukip following outrage over his new relationship.
The former Army officer left the mother of his two young children, 42-year-old Tatiana Smurova, for Ms Marney, whom he met shortly before Christmas. Ukip’s chairman, Paul Oakden, has said he realises the ‘strength of feeling on this’ among grassroot members.
If Mr Bolton is ousted by the party’s ruling National Executive Committee on Thursday, it would leave the party having to elect its fifth leader in barely 18 months.
His position looks increasingly shaky as there is no recent precedent for the partner of the leader of any political party to have been suspended from that party.
One Ukip figure even predicted that the scandal could signal the end of the party, which has battled serious financial problems since Nigel Farage stepped down as leader in the wake of the EU referendum.
In Ms Marney’s messages, which she sent to a male friend just three weeks before starting her relationship with Mr Bolton, she sneers at Harry’s engagement to Los Angeles-born Markle – who will marry Harry on May 19 – on the grounds that she is a ‘black American’.
Ms Marney also describes Ms Markle, whose mother is black and whose father is white, as ‘a scrubber’ and a ‘gender equality t***’ who is ‘obsessed with race’ and a ‘dumb little commoner’.
These are the disgusting texts that forced Ukip to suspend Ms Marney
In a stream of vile messages, glamour model Ms Marney also says that she would never have sex with ‘a negro’ because they are ‘ugly’
Alluding to ethnic minorities in general, Ms Marney writes that they are ‘pushing their way to the top slowly slowly. Next will be a Muslim PM. And a black king’.
The ex-model – who has remained in touch with the friend she texted since starting her relationship with Mr Bolton – tells him that she would not have sex ‘with a negro’.
When the friend asks her what is wrong with black people, she replies: ‘Ugly. Not my thing. Just personal taste. They don’t turn me on.’
During the exchange, Ms Marney – who is from Kent and describes herself as an actor and music journalist – also complains that there is ‘an immigration problem’, saying: ‘This is Britain. Not Africa’.
After her friend accuses her of being racist, she writes: ‘Lol so what... Not wanting other races and cultures to invade your own culture doesn’t mean I hate their race. Just means I don’t want their cultures invading mine.’
After being confronted with her texts by The Mail on Sunday last night, Ms Marney apologised for her comments which she claimed had been ‘taken out of context’.
Henry Bolton, 54, was already facing calls for his resignation after he left his wife Tatiana Smurova (both pictured together) for 25-year-old Jo Marney
In a statement, she said: ‘I apologise unreservedly for the shocking language I used. The opinions I expressed were deliberately exaggerated in order to make a point and have, to an extent, been taken out of context. Yet I fully recognise the offence they have caused.
‘No offence was intended and, again, I apologise unreservedly for any such offence or hurt that my messages have caused to members of the public, members of Ukip my friends, family and loved ones.
‘I have disappointed them all and let myself down. I cannot sufficiently express my regret and sadness at having done so.’
Mr Oakden said: ‘In light of messages that have been brought to my attention, I have taken the decision to immediately suspend her party membership pending an investigation. Ukip does not, has not and never will condone racism.’
Since news of his relationship broke, Mr Bolton has repeatedly insisted that he will not resign as he is convinced another leadership contest would ‘cripple the party’.
He claimed that his marriage to Ms Smurova was already over when he met Miss Marney, and has said: ‘I have no doubt I’m going to come out of this, and Jo and I are going to come out of this as a couple, stronger than we went into it.’
Before the racist texts emerged, Mr Oakden said that Mr Bolton and the party were ‘keen to work collectively in finding a resolution that best protects the future prospects of Ukip’ following the scandal over the relationship.
Mr Farage quit after the 2016 referendum, saying he had achieved his political ambition. He was followed as leader by Diane James, who lasted just 18 days after feuding with the party’s ‘old guard’.
Mr Farage then returned briefly, to be succeeded by Paul Nuttall in November 2016. Nuttall resigned after seven months following the Election, when Ukip’s polled less than 2 per cent. Steve Crowther took over until Mr Bolton was elected in September. He has failed to lift Ukip’s poll ratings above 4 per cent.
The Ukip leader, Henry Bolton, should quit his post after his girlfriend was suspended from the party for a reported barrage of racist remarks including ones about Prince Harry’s fiancee, Meghan Markle, senior figures from the party have said.
Bolton, who has been leader of the party for less than four months, came under increasing pressure to resign on Sunday after it was revealed his girlfriend, Jo Marney, 25, had sent a series of messages to a friend in which she made the highly offensive comments.
The party’s chair, Paul Oakden, said Bolton now found himself with a difficult decision to make and was expected to decide on Sunday what to do to “help remedy the situation”.
“I think it is very clear that Henry is increasingly in a position where he’s got some difficult decisions to make,” he told BBC’s Sunday Politics, saying the party needed to be “behind our leader 100% in taking that battle forward”.
The party’s national executive committee will meet next Sunday to decide on the next steps, unless Bolton should decide to quit before that meeting. “Whether or not the party decides it is willing to give that support to Henry is for the party to decide,” Oakden said.
The Ukip MEP Bill Etheridge, an influential figure in the party’s libertarian faction, said Bolton should leave now. “I am calling for Henry Bolton to resign as Ukip leader,” he tweeted. “A quick resignation is now essential to allow the party to regroup and campaign properly for Brexit.”
Earlier on Sunday, the Ukip leadership candidate Ben Walker also called for Bolton to resign, accusing him of having “deeply flawed judgment”.
Bolton’s relationship with Marney, for whom he left his wife, is already under investigation by party officials. Marney said she apologised “unreservedly” for the “shocking language” used in the messages, reported by the Mail on Sunday, but said they had been taken out of context.
Peter Whittle, the leader of Ukip’s delegation in the London assembly, called for Marney to be “expelled altogether” for the “disgraceful remarks”.
Oakden said he decided to suspend Marney’s party membership immediately after he was made aware of the messages. “Ukip does not, has not and never will condone racism,” he told the Mail on Sunday.
Bolton left his wife Tatiana, 42, before his relationship with Marney became public in early January.
The Ukip leader confirmed that he had had a “change in my relationship status” in recent weeks and said he had already made clear on social media that he had recently been spending time “with somebody who has become increasingly important to me”.
Should Bolton resign, the party would need to seek its fourth leader since mid-2016, when Nigel Farage resigned after the EU referendum.
Bolton, a relative unknown, replaced Paul Nuttall, who left the role after the party lost swathes of council seats and failed to make any headway in the 2017 election. His predecessor Diana James quit after just 18 days in the role.
In a letter to members, Oakden said the party’s national executive committee ruling body had agreed to discuss the leader’s private life at a special meeting in January.
On Sunday, a teenage activist called on Bolton to back calls for Marney to be expelled from Ukip.
He tweeted: “If Henry Bolton truly cares about Ukip he will publicly call for Jo Marney’s removal from the party – her words were blatantly racist and there should be no room for that in Ukip.
“Also it would be hypocritical to allow her to stay … because he said in the leadership election he was the candidate against racism and Nazis so she has to go or he and Ukip are doomed if we let this behaviour happen in the party.”
Bolton tweeted in reply: “Jo was suspended immediately upon us receiving this information.”
Marney said in a statement: “The opinions I expressed were deliberately exaggerated in order to make a point and have, to an extent, been taken out of context. Yet I fully recognise the offence they have caused.”
The girlfriend of Ukip leader Henry Bolton has been suspended from the party after reportedly making racist remarks about Meghan Markle.
Jo Marney, 25, sent a series of messages to a friend in which she made highly offensive comments about Prince Harry's fiancee and black people, according the Mail on Sunday.
In a statement to the paper, Ms Marney said she apologised "unreservedly" for the "shocking language" used in the messages, but said they had been "taken out of context".
Mr Bolton, 54, whose relationship with Ms Marney is under investigation by the party, said on Sunday that she had been suspended "immediately upon us receiving this information".
The Ukip leader sent the message in reply to a young party member who urged him to publicly call for Ms Marney to have her membership removed.
UKIP's leader Henry Bolton is considering his future today after his glamour model girlfriend was accused of sending a series of racist tweets about Meghan Markle.
In the series of alleged vile slurs, Henry Bolton's 25-year-old lover Jo Marney said Ms Markle's "seed" would "taint the Royal Family".
Ray Collins - The Sun Henry Bolton left the mother of his two children for glamour model Jo Marney
According to the Mail on Sunday, Marney allegedly made a string of explosively racist remarks about Prince Harry’s fiancée, claiming the black actress's entry into the Royal Family would "pave the way for a black king.”
During the shocking tirade, the glamour model claims she would never have sex with a "negro", and describes black people as "ugly".
The leaked messages resulted in her immediate suspension from Ukip after the Mail on Sunday alerted party bosses to Jo Marney's highly offensive views.
Today party Chairman Paul Oakeden said he has some "difficult decisions to make... and he will make them today."
Bolton's lover made the vile comments in a text exchange with a male friend
Getty - Pool American actress Meghan Markle will marry Prince Harry in May
He told the BBC's Sunday Politics: "He is very focused on those decisions today... I am sure that whatever he does will be the best decision for the party."
The comments were allegedly made by the model in a text exchange with a male friend roughly three weeks before she embarked on a relationship with the politician.
In the conversation, she also targets ethnic minorities in general, saying they are “pushing their way to the top slowly. Next will be a Muslim PM. And a black king.”
Ukip leader Henry Bolton is already facing calls for his resignation after he left his 42-year-old wife without warning.
Ukip chairman says leader will make 'decisions' today after his girlfriend was suspended for racist comments about Meghan Markle
On Sunday morning Ukip West Midlands MEP Bill Etheridge said he should quit.
He tweeted: "I am calling for Henry Bolton to resign as UKIP leader . A quick resignation is now essential to allow the party to regroup and campaign properly for Brexit."
And Liz Hazell, leader of the Ukip group on Walsall council, has accused him of "lying to her face" about his marriage and said he should resign too.
She said: "Henry, you have let yourself down, you have let your family down and you have let Ukip down."
I am calling for Henry Bolton to resign as UKIP leader . A quick resignation is now essential to allow the party to regroup and campaign properly for Brexit — Bill Etheridge (@Billukip) January 14, 2018
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The former Army officer caused national outrage after he left his wife Tatiana Smurova for the young model he met only weeks before Christmas.
Ukip’s National Executive Committee is set to meet on Thursday to decide the party leader’s fate.
If he is ousted, the party will be left to elect its fifth leader in just 18 months.
Nigel Farage stepped down after the referendum, saying his job was done.
He was followed for just 18 days by Diane James, and then Paul Nuttall, who quit after failing to make gains in the 2017 election.
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