Activists have staged a dirty protest outside the UKIP base in South Norwood to show their disapproval over "bullshit statements" by the party about HIV.

Campaign group Act Up: London has put a pile of manure outside the party’s Croydon North and Lambeth office in Station Road, South Norwood, along with a banner.

The banner carries the message "What goes around comes around" along with "Solidarity on World Aids Day" and #ukipstinks and #actuplondon.

And the manure is decorated with an Aids ribbon.

Act Up activist Gary Hunter said: "We’ve had enough of UKIP’s misinformation and offensive attacks on minorities. We wanted to show Farage that people living with HIV aren’t going to take his B.S. any longer - so we’ve returned it.

"The vile crap that UKIP keeps spreading stigmatises and ostracises people living with HIV, gay people and immigrants.

"We thought this steaming pile of muck was a great representation of what we, as HIV-positive people, think of UKIP’s agenda."

And activist Dan Glass added: "We’re marking World AIDS Day by saying we’ve had enough.

"UKIP think they can spout filth without any consequences to them, but their lies directly impact millions by promoting stigma.

"This past week Farage’s former deputy leader made outrageous comments blaming gays for HIV, saying we lead ‘short, miserable lives.’ "If anything is making us miserable it’s their fearmongering and demonisation, which makes people afraid to get tested or discuss their status."

In October Nigel Farage was reported as saying that HIV positive migrants should not be allowed to enter the United Kingdom.

Croydon Guardian is waiting to hear from the Croydon North branch of UKIP about the protest.