Tory councillor who shared Facebook image comparing children in burkas to binbags is kicked out of the party

Chris Joannides, councillor for Enfield, expelled from party for 12 months
He is also no longer endorsed as a candidate for May's local elections
He shared an image on Facebook of a woman and child dressed in burkas
Caption on image compared the child to bin bags
A Tory councillor who shared an image on Facebook comparing Muslim children wearing burkas to bin bags has been kicked out of the party.
Chris Joannides, a councillor for Enfield, in north London, has been expelled from the party for 12 months and is no longer endorsed as a candidate for May's local elections.
Mr Joannides had the whip for the Enfield Conservative Group suspended last year after he shared an image on the social networking site of a woman and child dressed in burkas standing next to two bin bags.
The image included a caption which read: 'I saw her standing there and I told her she had three beautiful children. She didn't have to get all p***ed off and threaten me. It was an honest mistake!'
At the time it was also reported he messaged friends during meetings with his constituents asking for updates on football scores and complaining about missing his favourite television programmes.
Mr Joannides, who is of Greek-Cypriot heritage, insisted he took his duties seriously despite the 'blokeish banter' written on his Facebook page and denied being Islamophobic.
A Conservative Party spokesman has now told MailOnline: 'Cllr Chris Joannides is not endorsed as a Conservative Party Candidate in the forthcoming local government elections in the London Borough of Enfield in May 2014.  No Appeal is permitted under Party Rules.