The outspoken UKIP Councillor who apologised after saying that children in care were “were takers from the system”; is again in hot water.

The Cambridge News reports:

Gordon Gillick triggered fresh outrage by claiming obese and poorly educated people were “very content” to be a “burden on the state”.

The UKIP member of Cambridgeshire County Council was branded a “fool” for the remarks made as he questioned whether the authority could effectively tackle poverty.

Cllr Gillick told a council: “You can do all you wish, it’s the attitude.

“The people we describe as obese, thick, badly educated, whichever way you like to phrase it, they’re very, very content.

“They enjoy being 25 stone, they’re not discontent, they’re just a burden on the state.”

Members were debating a motion from leader Cllr Steve Count calling for the authority to focus spending on its poorest neighbourhoods, such as those in King’s Hedges and in Fenland, as resources dry up.

Cllr Gillick, who represents Waldersey, welcomed the initiative but warned there were many people, particularly in Fenland, who “despised the state” and “despised the law”.

Many decent jobs had gone to Eastern Europeans who worked for significantly lower wages, he claimed, adding that British workers were not prepared to “live in their car or 14 to a house”.

Cllr Gillick said: “That’s the situation as it is, you can’t solve that, we can’t solve that, by having little schemes and little visitors going around.

“It’s so profound and it’s so nationwide that you’re up against it…”

At the meeting, Liberal Democrat Cllr Ian Manning branded Cllr Gillick’s latest outburst “disgusting”.

The East Chesterton member told Cllr Gillick: “With a speech like that, you are a fool.

“Demonising people on benefits, saying people on benefits want to be there, is a complete misunderstanding of how horrible it is to live a life dependant upon the state.”

Members unanimously approved Cllr Count’s motion, which asked committees to select key issues associated with deprivation and set measurable targets for improvement.