Sebastian Walsh said that immigrants should not have access to the NHS

An undergraduate who supports Ukip and was suspended for offending fellow students and lecturers has been told that he can return to university provided he first attends diversity training.

Sebastian Walsh, 19, had criticised the “Islamisation” of Britain, said the NHS should not be free to immigrants and described halal meat as barbaric and inhumane. The University of Central Lancashire, in Preston, sanctioned him after receiving multiple complaints about “offensive and inappropriate comments” in lectures and seminars.

Mr Walsh, from Wigan, has been told to stay away until September when he can resume his social work studies course as long as he signs a good conduct agreement and successfully completes the diversity course. Claiming that he had been victimised by the university and describing himself