FORMER UKIP councillor Eric Kitson will not face any charges for his anti-Musim, anti-Jewish internet rants, prosecutors have confirmed.

The disgraced politician, who quit County Hall in May after just 13 days into office, has been told the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is dropping the case.

The CPS has released a statement condemning his actions as “wholly socially unacceptable”, but saying there is no evidence he “intended” to stir up religious hatred.

The move, revealed within the last hour, comes after West Mercia Police searched his home in Stourport and took away a computer he used to post the material on Facebook.

Jayne Salt, head of the West Midlands CPS complex case unit, said: “In order to prosecute any case, according to the code for crown prosecutors, we have to be satisfied that there is sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of securing a conviction and that it’s in the public interest to pursue it.

“In this case there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of securing a conviction.

“In order to prove an offence of inciting religious hatred, firstly the words, material or behaviour must be threatening.

“Language, images, and behaviour that may be considered abusive or insulting are not covered by these provisions.

“Secondly the requirement in all cases is that the person intended to stir up religious hatred - a mere likelihood that this may result in that is not sufficient in law.”

Mr Kitson, 59, was kicked out of UKIP after the saga came to light within days of being elected to Worcestershire County Council in May’s elections.

Among the most shocking Facebook posts was a cartoon of a Muslim being spit-roasted on a fire fuelled by copies of the Koran.

He also made comments referring to Muslim women, saying “hang um first then ask questions later” and called for the repatriation of “six million migrants and refugees”.

Several complaints were made to West Mercia Police, leading to his home being searched and his resignation at County Hall from his old Stourport seat. Mrs Salt admitted many people would have found the posts “wholly socially unacceptable”, but insisted there was not enough proof it was a deliberate tactic to incite hated.

Mr Kitson has said he is “extremely sorry”, claiming he is “no racist, but can understand why people could think so”.