Ukip's Roger Helmer Suggests Britain Invades Calais To Solve Migrant Crisis

Sarah Ann Harris The Huffington Post UK

TORQUAY, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 28: Roger Helmer MEP and UKIP Energy and Industry spokesman speaks at the... — TORQUAY, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 28: Roger Helmer MEP and UKIP Energy and Industry spokesman speaks at the UKIP 2014 Spring Conference at the Riviera International on February 28, 2014 in Torquay, England. Ukip announced last week that the MEP Roger Helmer, who is currently at the centre of a homophobia row, will contest the Newark parliamentary by-election in a bid to become the partys first ever MP. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

He has denied climate change, suggested that some women “share a part of the responsibility” if they are raped and compared homophobia to disliking Earl Grey tea.

But now Roger Helmer has made what could be his most outrageous statement yet.

Following the death of several migrants at the French port of Calais, the Ukip MEP tweeted:

Ukip's Roger Helmer Suggests Britain Invades Calais To Solve Migrant

Many were quick to suggest that they believed the backward-looking opinion simply fitted in with Ukip’s overall outlook…

@RogerHelmerMEP ...well...if anyone can turn the clock back 500 years it's UKIP.
— Nick Flaks (@NickFlaks) July 30, 2015

What was it like back then? @RogerHelmerMEP
— hrtbps (@hrtbps) July 30, 2015

@RogerHelmerMEP trust UKIP to look into the past, send us back 500 years that'll fix everything.
— SiMacintosh (@SiMacintosh) July 30, 2015

Others simply pointed out the historical issues with Helmer’s tweet…

.@RogerHelmerMEP & England belonged to French Normans from 1066. Maybe it's time they take us back?
— Gytha Ogg (@Winskillfull) July 30, 2015

@rogerhelmermep Maybe we should give England back to the Danes?
— Tim Turner (@tim2040) July 30, 2015

@RogerHelmerMEP: untrue; #Calais was just occupied by the English invadors BETWEEN 1347 and 1558 until the duc de Guise kick their ass
— Politicus Gallia (@PoliticusGallia) July 30, 2015

.@RogerHelmerMEP Britain as a country didn't exist until the act of union. It was English #backtohistoryclasswithyoy
— Adam (@Francoooombs) July 30, 2015

@RogerHelmerMEP Who ruled 'Britain' in 1558 then? Go on, enlighten us.
— Heather Emm (@Heather__Emm) July 30, 2015

.@RogerHelmerMEP the 100 years war was such a success for the English.
— roger (@r0g3rd4y) July 30, 2015

@RogerHelmerMEP given that 1558 was 149 years before the act of union I'm pretty sure your tweet on Calais is wildly misinformed as usual
— Graeme Livingstone (@glivvy) July 30, 2015

Some also questioned if Helmer was simply advocating an out-and-out war with France:

@RogerHelmerMEP Just to clarify: you're advocating for an imperial war with France?
— Cai (@caiwingfield) July 30, 2015

@RogerHelmerMEP Are you advocating war with France?
— Sarah (@sarahransley) July 30, 2015

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