The Ukip candidate exposed by The Mail on Sunday after calling for all immigrants to be sent home is at the centre of a row over claims she falsely said her son was injured in Afghanistan . Victoria Ayling , who is running for the key election seat of Great Grimsby , made the comments after being confronted by her local party over her non-attendance at Ukip meetings . After saying it was because she had spent ‘ five months nursing her son back to health after being blown up in Afghanistan ’ , Lieutenant Colonel Ron Shepherd , the leader of Ukip ’ s North East Lincolnshire group , launched an investigation . Scroll down for video . Row : UKIP politician Victoria Ayling , with party leader Nigel Farage , who is being questioned over claims about son . Astonishingly , he has raised questions about whether she has misrepresented her son ’ s situation . Mrs Ayling denies that is the case . It is the latest controversy to hit the 55-year-old , who in 2013 was caught on camera calling for all immigrants to be repatriated , saying : ‘ I just want to send the lot back. ’ She claimed her remarks had been taken ‘ out of context ’ . Mrs Ayling fought Great Grimsby at the 2010 Election as a Tory , coming within 714 votes of a shock victory against Labour veteran Austin Mitchell , who is now standing down . The seat is high on Ukip leader Nigel Farage ’ s hitlist . Controversy : Victoria Ayling on front page of Mail on Sunday . Lieut-Col Shepherd set out his findings in a memo dated Monday December 8 , which read : ‘ I understand her son Anthony Bowles is stationed in Woolwich as part of the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment . I have spoken with the Adjutant of 1 RA who can not release details to me . Anthony ’ s grandmother Brenda has stated he ’ s not been blown up. ’ Shortly afterwards , Mrs Ayling was confronted by local Ukip councillor Matt Stinson about whether her son had been injured . The incident took place at a meeting attended by David Soutter , whose job is to vet Ukip candidates . Mrs Ayling fought back , saying : ‘ It is a private matter and nothing to do with you , Matt . My son had problems in Afghanistan and is recovered and back in service . ‘ If anybody in the Army is giving out mistruths or anything about my son I want to know their name – they have got no right to talk about another soldier ’ s private life. ’ Last night , this newspaper was called anonymously by a man who said he was a soldier who had served alongside Mr Bowles . The unidentified caller said Ukip ’ s Grimsby party had been unfair to Mrs Ayling – because she had kept the matter quiet to protect her son . He added Mr Bowles had been caught up in a ‘ very bad situation ’ , which he declined to describe . Lieut-Col Shepherd said last night : ‘ You ’ ll have to talk to Victoria about that. ’ Mrs Ayling said : ‘ This is a private matter. ’ The MoD declined to comment .
Victoria Ayling said she spent five months nursing son back to health . She said: "I was in the hospital for a month He raised questions over whether she misrepresented her son 's situation . She is running for the key election seat of Great Grimsby and denies claims .