A DISTRICT MEP tops the list of EU members banned from visiting Zimbabwe.

Conservative John Corrie said it was a delight and honour to be blacklisted by the "disgraceful" regime.

He said: "I have obviously been saying the right things in my speeches in the European Parliament on the situation in Zimbabwe.

"This regime, led by Robert Mugabe, is illegal and corrupt and has led to the deaths of thousands of people through torture and starvation."