A SCOTTISH Tory councillor claimed Islamophobia was “made up” and referred to asylum seekers as “animals”, The National can reveal.

Gordon Lang, a local government representative in Aberdeenshire for Russell Findlay ’s party, has been urged to resign by an MSP after his “abhorrent” tweets came to light.

Posting on Twitter/X in response to the news Labour would abandon a definition of Islamophobia , Lang wrote: “I've been saying it for year's [sic]. ‘islamiphobia [sic]’ (made up word) gives protection for one group over others.”

In a tweet about plans to bring students to Britain from Gaza , he wrote: "Father = hamas Uncle = hamas Older brother = hamas Younger brother = hamas Mother = feeds father, uncle and 2 brothers".

After the Huntingdon train stabbing, he tweeted three times

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