Douglas Carswell is still playing Hello Kitty World

Looks like Tory turncoat Douglas Carswell is still playing Hello Kitty World.

He has repeated his offer to play the popular iTunes app nearly a year on from his much-mocked initial tweet inviting followers to play. This time around, after his defection to Ukip, the Conservative Party Press Office publicly declined the offer.

We'll leave the last word to the Independent on Sunday's political editor Jane Merrick.

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