UKIP leader Henry Bolton has left his girlfriend after her racist comments about Meghan Markle were leaked to the press.
Last week, Bolton implied he would stay with his girlfriend, Jo Marney, despite her messages. However, after examining his options over the weekend he admitted that their relationship was “obviously quite incompatible” with his role as UKIP party leader.
Marney’s messages included calling black people “ugly” and saying that Prince Harry marrying black actress Meghan Markle would “taint” the Royal Family.
Bolton became UKIP leader in September, the far-right party’s fourth leader in 18 months following the resignation of Nigel Farage after the Brexit referendum.
The former army officer said it was against UKIP’s constitution “to be racist in any way”.
