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A Labour council candidate has been suspended from the party after a series of offensive Facebook and Twitter postings including one in which he made a facetious death threat to teenage pop star Justin Bieber.

James Brinning, a 19-year-old student at Cardiff University, also wrote racist, sexist and gratuitously offensive remarks on the social networking sites, as well as advocating violence against David Cameron and Nick Clegg.

Mr Brinning is a candidate in Cardiff council’s Llanishen ward, where all four seats are held by the Conservatives and which Labour needs to win if it is to have a chance of regaining control of the authority it last ran in 2004. A picture of him was taken with Labour leader Ed Miliband for promotional purposes during the current local election campaign.

Some of the offensive material appears in a “question and answer” profile on Mr Brinning’s Facebook site. In response to the question “What would you do if you met Justin Bieber?”, he states: “Kill”.

Another question and answer recommends explicit pornographic videos.

Elsewhere on Mr Brinning’s Facebook site can be found an extensive list of things he likes. This section includes several arguably racist references:

* “Lsmmtuafimc = Laughing so much my turban unravels and falls in my curry”;

* “Being a top African and getting the water in for the boys”;

* “Discrimination against Scousers”.

Mr Brinning also advocates “giving taxi drivers unnecessary drunken abuse”.

He makes an offensive joke about the gunman Raoul Moat, who went on a shooting spree that left one person dead and blinded a policeman who subsequently committed suicide. A sexist joke shows a picture of an oven, under which is the caption: “Omg [Oh my God]! It’s the female version of the xbox.”

He approves of “throwing eggs at David Cameron, brick-shaped eggs – made from brick” and states: “Join if you want to kick Nick Clegg square in the balls.”

He also writes that he likes “defaced and graffitied Tory posters” and “vandalised Conservative billboards”

He states that he “hates little kids who think their [sic] Rambo”.

Mr Brinning brags about truanting from school, uses four-letter language and endorses heavy drinking, stating on Twitter: “At last year’s Superbowl … I was beyond drunk!”, and approving of “International Get Drunk Day”.

He writes of “using rock, paper, scissors for serious decision making”.

On Twitter, responding to a discussion about staying in “pretty much a brothel” at a Labour Party conference, he states: “Brothel sounds interesting though… Haha!” This comment appears against a picture of Mr Brinning with First Minister Carwyn Jones.

He also insults Community Support Officers, stating: “Hi I’m a policeman lol [laugh out loud] jk [joke] I’m a community support officer”.

In one of his political pronouncements, Mr Brinning refers to Nick Clegg as a “tit”, adding: “Anyone who voted for this guy is stupid”.

In the “question and answer” section, when asked “Should Ed Miliband resign as Labour Leader?”, he responds “Yes”.

Another asks “Are you happy with the current Labour Party?”, to which he responds “No”.

He also includes in his list of “likes” Respect MP George Galloway and Green Party leader Caroline Lucas, both of whom have defeated Labour candidates.

A Welsh Conservative source said: “These shocking outbursts against women, ethnic minorities and children are grossly offensive. This individual who incites violence against taxi drivers, makes deeply unpleasant jokes about gunman Raoul Moat and recommends graphic pornography is not fit to stand for elected office.

“All these offensive rants were open for any prospective voter to see. Surely his Facebook friends Carwyn Jones, Peter Hain or Julie Morgan should have noticed that this immature candidate’s views are incompatible with standing for election.

“Labour’s First Minister has claimed his party are hoping to defy the odds and win control of Cardiff, yet they are putting up candidates with such racist, sexist and bigoted views. Selecting candidates who don’t support the party leadership and have no confidence in the state of the Labour Party suggests they really are scraping the barrel.

“This candidate and the Labour Party should apologise for this appalling behaviour and explain what disciplinary measures will be taken. These extreme and dangerous views have no place in Welsh politics.”

A Welsh Labour spokesman said: “Following a number of unacceptable comments posted on a social media site, James Brinning has been administratively suspended from the Labour Party.”

The spokesman added that it was too late for the party to withdraw Mr Brinning as a candidate, and that his name would be appearing on ballot papers as standing for Labour.

Last month – after the material had been posted to his Facebook and Twitter sites – Mr Brinning suffered a close family bereavement.

Welsh Labour said Mr Brinning was too upset to comment.