It’s not yet been revealed why they chose a donkey (Picture: Democrats and Veterans Party)

A former Ukip leadership candidate best known for a bizarre soundbite is said to be behind a new political party with a questionable logo.

John Rees-Evans, who once claimed that a gay donkey tried to rape his horse, is involved with the Democrats and Veterans Party, which is set to launch this week.

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The party’s logo is a donkey – though it is unclear if it is the same one that caused Mr Rees-Evans such a headache.

Formed by ex-soldiers and adopting a pro-Brexit stance, the Democrats and Veterans is holding its launch party on Friday.


Mr Rees-Evans made his famous remark in 2014 when he was asked to respond to various controversies involving other Ukip candidates.

John Rees-Evans is involved with the launch of the Democrats and Veterans Party (Picture: Getty)

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He replied: ‘Actually, I’ve witnessed that, I’ve got a horse and it was there in the field.



‘And a donkey came up…which was male, and I’m afraid tried to rape my horse.’

While running for party leader in 2016, he dismissed the comments as ‘playful banter’.

The party describes itself as anti-establishment and hopes it will appear to ‘patriotic people’ with centrist views.

According to The Sun, its manifesto reads: ‘We believe it’s the British people, not our self-serving elite, who are best placed to make decisions.

‘We now have the means to guarantee real government by consent. We have a plan to implement this system across Britain.’