UKIP leader Gerard Batten has suggested he will invite YouTuber "Count Dankula" to stand as a candidate for the Scottish Parliament.

Mark Meechan, 30, is best known for filming his girlfriend's pet dog giving Nazi salutes.

The potential invite came after YouTube entirely de-monetised Meechan's channel, cutting off a source of his income. His funding from Patreon has also been massively reduced, with many backers boycotting the site over its banning of alt-right content creators.

Meechan said he had "literally no idea" what he would do for income, and that due to "the courts and the media", he can't get a regular job.

In response, Ukip's Batten tweeted: "Count Dankula, Ukip member, has been ‘de-monetised’ by YouTube. He can’t now earn advert income from his postings. No reason has been given.

"Alternative media voices are being closed down or denied income. If you don’t follow him already do it now - fight back!"

He later added: "Someone just tweeted back 'He should get a real fucking job, the Scottish bum'. That gives me an idea, I’ll invite him to seek Ukip candidacy for the Scottish Parliament in the next election. There’s a real job for you."

The party has no elected representatives from Scotland in any parliament, with national leader David Coburn having quit the party in December.

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Coburn said Ukip had been "infiltrated by people with an alternative agenda", and that it was pursuing "anti-Islam policies".

Meechan was fined £800 after teaching his girlfriend's dog to respond to statements such as "gas the Jews" and "Sieg Heil", and was found guilty of breaching the Communications Act by posting material that was "grossly offensive" and "anti-Semitic and racist in nature".

In response to YouTube de-monetisation of his videos, Meechan wrote: "There was no warning or anything for any of this, no email from Youtube, no explanation as to why, or anything, I've already lost over half of my patrons due to Patreon being censorious, and I now learn that I will no longer be making any income directly from my videos.

"I think it is safe to assume that this will be permanent and Youtube are not going to fix it or provide a reason as to why they did this. So I'll just continue to make videos until YouTube inevitably terminates my channel."