GRIMSBY'S veteran Labour MP Austin Mitchell has told a Sunday newspaper that his party will win the Grimsby seat in May "even" if the select a "raving alcoholic sex paedophile".
It was a controversial parting shot for the 80-year-old, who is standing down.
He was talking to The Independent on Sunday.
But Ukip has the once safe Labour seat in its sights for candidate Victoria Ayling, herself in the national headlines this week for referring to renewable energy as a "fad" and accidentally asking "what happens whe renewable energy runs out?" during a question time event on Monday.
Mr Mitchell is still popular in the constituency, but Ukip will be facing his successor, Melanie Onn, 35, who was selected from an all-female shortlist.
She has reportedly described Mr Mitchell's comments as "awful".
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