The UK Independence Party’s London Mayoral candidate has said he will not campaign in Camden Town because there are “too many gays”.

Frank Maloney made the ‘joke’ comment after the official launch of his election campaign, adding that he was anti gay pride parades.

“I don’t have a problem with a lot of parades in London, but there is a problem with gay parades,” the Hamsptead & Highgate Express quote him as saying.

“I object to seeing policemen in uniform holding hands in public – it’s not a family way of life and we should support the family more. If a policeman and a policewoman in uniform were walking along holding hands in public they’d be pulled up,” he added.

Bizarrely, Mahoney went on to say that, “I’m not homophobic but in public let’s live a proper moral life. I think that’s important.”

James Davenport, Chairman of the Gay Conservatives, immediately condemned the remarks calling him a “dangerous extremist.”

“Frank Maloney is a dangerous extremist and should resign or be sacked as UKIP's candidate for London mayor. UKIP must back or sack their homophobic candidate,” Davenport said.