UKIP leader Gerard Batten defended Benjamin and fellow YouTuber-cum-UKIP candidate Markus Meechan — known online as Count Dankula. “These gentlemen are free speech merchants making comedy acts.”

But a review of YouTube videos, recorded Google Hangouts, livestreams, and podcasts featuring Benjamin shows the newly minted political candidate has a track record of using racial slurs and other offensive terms.

In two videos — one of which has since been deleted by YouTube — Benjamin repeatedly used the n-word. He said a YouTuber and the alt-right were “faggots” and “acting like niggers” in showing him disrespect because “white people are supposed to be polite”.

In another video, Benjamin said Jewish people “needed to drop the identity politics” before, adding: “I’m sorry about the Holocaust, but I don’t give a shit.” In another video, Benjamin linked feminism with mass killings carried out by misogynistic men.

Last week, BuzzFeed News revealed Benjamin was organising his campaign for the EU elections on a private Discord server, inviting supporters to join his gaming chat community, which was full of death threats towards EU MPs, anti-Semitism, and white supremacist comments. Responding to questions, Benjamin blamed “alt-right infiltration” and that his “moderation team” sometimes missed the comments.

Approached by BuzzFeed News for comment on Thursday, Benjamin provided a statement: “BREAKING NEWS: Anti-political correctness entertainer has used naughty words for fun. Subscribe to Buzzfeed for more hard-hitting and worthwhile political activism.

“I expect my statement to be printed in full, have a great day.”

UKIP declined to comment when asked whether it would stand by Benjamin as a candidate and whether the political organisation endorsed the use of racist and anti-gay language.

