Mike Read Denies His UKIP Calypso Song Is Racist

Former DJ Mike Read has defended his calypso song praising UKIP and Nigel Farage as "nothing remotely racist" and just a "bit of fun".

Read is hoping for chart glory with the ditty, which he sings in a mock-Caribbean accent.

He told Sky News: "It's a satire and a bit of fun. It's not terribly serious. It wouldn't have sounded very good sung in a Surrey accent."

He said people criticising the song had "lost their sense of humour" and that if he had done an Australian song he would have put on an Australian accent.

The song's lyrics include: "When we take charge, and the new prime minister is Farage; we can trade with the world again, when Nigel is at Number 10."

Others point fun at incoming European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and chastise the EU for trying to "ban bent bananas and British jam".

Some bookies already have the former Radio 1 DJ at 50-1 to go straight in the charts at Number One.

Read's other creative endeavours have seen him try his hand at musicals.

However, his show about Oscar Wilde closed after one night following a critical panning and poor ticket sales.