A CONTROVERSIAL local councillor was accused of promoting racism at the weekend after commenting on social media that “every little helps” when it came to the deaths of migrants at the French entrance to the Channel tunnel

Torfaen councillor Mike Harris, of Pontypool, south Wales, left locals in a rage after sharing on Facebook a comment that read: “Four were found suffocated in the back of a Tesco lorry last night! Every little helps!”

The Ukip politician, who described the comment as “interesting,” had already argued that to deal with the refugee crisis in Calais, authorities should “take away their food and water supply.”

Members of a Facebook community discussion group called “Torfaen Matters” nicknamed Mr Harris “Cllr Arse” yesterday and debated the sobriety of his comments.

One poster on the forum simply wrote: “He’s a monster.”