article_snippet: the SNP's Humza Yousaf 'Abu Hamza'
  Nigel Farage is today at the centre of a political storm after refusing to condemn the party's only elected politician in Scotland for comparing an SNP minister to convicted terrorist Abu Hamza.
article_snippet: Mr Yousaf, the Scottish Minister for Europe and International Development, last night said the SNP's Humza Yousaf 'Abu Hamza'
  Nigel Farage response was 'pitiful' and challenged Humza Yousaf to sack Ukip's only Scottish MEP David Coburn.
article_snippet: the SNP's Humza Yousaf 'Abu Hamza'
  Nigel Farage is now taking legal advice following the 'Islamophobic' slur, and will subsequently consider reporting the issue to the police.
article_snippet: David Cameron claimed that the SNP's Humza Yousaf 'Abu Hamza'
  Nigel Farage was supposed to appear on the programme, and said: 'Humza Yousaf, or as I call the SNP's Humza Yousaf 'Abu Hamza'
  Nigel Farage, Abu Hamza, didn't seem to turn up.'
article_snippet: Informed of what was said and told that the SNP's Humza Yousaf 'Abu Hamza'
  Nigel Farage has called for disciplinary action against Ukip's only Scottish MEP David Coburn for making an 'Islamophobic' comment, Ukip leader Nigel Farage replied: 'What, for telling a joke in poor taste?'
article_snippet: Ukip leader Nigel Farage added: 'It looks to Ukip leader Nigel Farage like a joke.
article_snippet: Ukip MEP for the East Midlands, Roger Helmer, also refused to condemn Ukip leader Nigel Farage colleague and wrote on Twitter: 'Ukip's David Coburn as Abu Hamza makes a lighthearted remark, & the politically correct brigade go into overdrive.
article_snippet: This is a pitiful response from Mr Farage - at best it shows Ukip leader Nigel Farage doesn't have a clue of what's going on in Ukip leader Nigel Farage own party and at worst it indicates Ukip leader Nigel Farage doesn't see anything wrong in what Ukip's David Coburn as Abu Hamza has said. '
article_snippet: Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy said of the Ukip MEP: 'People across Scotland, including even those who voted for Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy, will now want to see the back of Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy.'
article_snippet: However, Ukip's Scottish chairman, Arthur Misty Thackeray, claimed Ukip's David Coburn as Abu Hamza colleague had made a 'slip of the tongue' and 'got a name wrong'.
highlights_snippet: the SNP's Humza Yousaf 'Abu Hamza'
  Nigel Farage said the comment was merely a 'joke in poor taste'
  Ukip leader rejects cross-party demands to kick the MEP out of the party .