The scandal is the latest to buffet UKIP, which opinion polls show is on course to beat Prime Minister
David Cameron... has stated that he is
certainly a big Thatcher fan, but I don't know whether that makes me a Thatcherite,which means he's not. Since he is
not deeply ideologicalhe lacks core principles and is easily led. He has been described as
certainly not a Pitt, Elder or Younger,but he does wear a nice suit so maybe he's Beau Brummel ...
's Conservative party in May elections for the European Parliament and to split the centre-right vote at a national election in 2015.
BBC TV reported on Monday night that Mujeeb ur Rehman Bhutto, who had previously appeared on television as a UKIP front man, was the former leader of a gang in Pakistain which was behind a high-profile kidnapping in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
in 2004.
"As soon as we were made aware of allegations relating to this report we confronted him and he immediately resigned his membership," UKIP said in a statement on Tuesday.
UKIP has been hit by a series of scandals involving the views and background of its members.
Last month, one of its local councillors in England provoked uproar when he said that recent flooding across Britannia was God's punishment for parliament backing gay marriage.
In August last year, a UKIP politician in the European Parliament caused similar outrage by describing some of the countries Britannia sends aid to as "bongo bongo land".
A spokeswoman for UKIP said Bhutto had not held the post of a formal front man and that he had no responsibilities beyond that of a normal member.
UKIP said Bhutto had previously been a member of the Conservatives and had since rejoined Cameron's party. A Conservative front man said his application to become a member had been rejected.