Ukip candidate: 'PE prevents people becoming gay' "Ukip take any allegations of this nature extremely seriously," said Mr Carver. We are currently looking into this matter, and the medium from which the allegations arose, Gay Star News. The allegations against Mr Sullivan, which first appeared in the Gay Star News, come after a string of other Ukip candidates were accused of making racist and homophobic comments on Facebook and Twitter. The claims led to Nigel Farage, the leader of Ukip, to accuse the Conservatives of a smear campaign, claiming the Tories had wasted time and money trawling through thousands of comments made on social media websites by Ukip candidates. He added that the allegations only applied to a handful of the party's 1,700 candidates. Ukip has been surging in polls ahead of local elections on May 2, with the latest survey suggesting it could win 100 seats. The other candidates for the Newent division are Philip Burford (Ind), Andrew Fidgeon (LD), David Humphreys (Green), Janet Royall (Labout), and Will Windsor-Clive (Con).