A Liberal Democrat candidate has been suspended from the party over comments such as: ‘There is no such thing as Islamophobia.’

Dániel Tóth-Nagy, 32, was due to stand for election in Manchester but is now facing an investigation.

In one of the comments, he responded to a Twitter post by MP Naz Shah about Islamophobia asking: ‘What about FGM? Honor Killings? Forced marriage? What do you think about the protest of women in Iran, Saudi-Arabia and other Islamic countries against the compulsory hijab?

‘What about Sharia in Britain? LGBT rights and education denied by Muslims in Birmingham? I expect no answer.’

In a separate exchange on Twitter, Mr Tóth-Nagy questions why Muslim-only schools are allowed in the UK.

Mr Tóth-Nagy described seeing children dressed in hijabs at a Halloween Party as ‘scary’ stating that he fears ‘they may be victims of FGM’ in another post…

Mr Tóth-Nagy said: ‘I think everything I have said is freedom of expression.

‘I’m disputing this decision and I’ll try to defend myself.

‘As a liberal, the principal value for me is freedom, including freedom of speech and freedom from religion.
Wrong version of "liberal", dude
‘I never made any comment online or anywhere else which express hatred or violent against any person.’

A spokesperson for the Manchester Liberal Democrats said: ‘These posts are completely outside of our party’s values and beliefs, and will not be tolerated.

‘Had we been aware of this before, there’s no way he would have been selected as a candidate.

‘We have immediately suspended him and we apologise to anyone that has been upset or offended by these comments.’…