Deva Kumarasiri, the "Great Brit" postmaster will be standing for UKIP in the East Midlands in the June euro elections.

Mr. Kumarasiri is best known as the Sri Lankan born immigrant who insisted that customers at his Post Office in Sneinton, Nottingham , speak English: or he would refuse to serve them. He took this stand because he believes that anyone who moves to a new country must both learn its language and embrace its culture.

"I had no hesitation in joining UKIP and agreeing to stand in the euro elections." Mr. Kumarasiri said. " I want to get elected and speak up for Britain .

"My priorities will be to save the pound and to push for British jobs for British workers. I´ll campaign for newcomers to Britain to learn English and seek to persuade them that integration is absolutely vital to the country´s future."

Nigel Farage, UKIP leader, said "He shows passion, pride and patriotism. He´s a perfect example of why patriotic people who care about immigration controls should not be tempted by extremists but should support a non-racist party like UKIP."