A RACIST BNP supporter who sent a councillor an abusive letter is facing jail.

The letter included a bigoted rant against 'immigrants' and abused Cllr Marie Pye directly.

Author Kevin David, who lives close to Cllr Pye in Fairlop Road, Leytonstone, signed the malicious mail 'Nick Griffin' - the leader of far-right BNP.

The 38-year-old was snared when police found traces of his DNA on the letter, which had been delivered to Cllr Pye by a friend of David's in January this year.

Rosalind Fox, prosecuting, read the letter out in court.

David wrote: ""I see you talk a lot about the regeneration of Leytonstone and how there are going to be new shops and businesses. But the whole world can see how these scumbags are pushing the British people out.

"There are five million scumbags wanting to live here and open shops here. Leytonstone has become a cesspit and a ghetto for these scum.

"I see you walking around with your walking stick. Why don't you f**k **f you f** c**?

"Now there are 50 million scumbags in the UK. BNP for ever.

"Don't look for the real cockneys because they have already left. Asians out. Africans out. Europeans out."

David admitted sending a malicious communication.

Elys Christie, mitigating, claimed David was on drugs when he wrote the letter and did not know what he was writing.

Chairman of the bench, Ian Brown, said: "This is such a serious case we are considering a custodial sentence."

David will be sentenced at Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, June 3.

The maximum punishment for the offence is six months in prison.

Speaking afterwards, Cllr Pye said:"I was shocked when I read it. It was given to me at 1am and I couldn't sleep that night. I thought at the time that whoever wrote it knows who I am and can see me but I didn't know them or could see them.

"I was glad that I took it seriously and didn't chuck it in the bin and reported it to the police who also took it seriously. They were absolutely fantastic."