A FORMER Llandrindod Wells town councillor is to stand in the general election for the Welsh Christian Party.

Jeff Green, who runs a bed and breakfast with his wife in Llandrindod, said his party supports leaving the European Union and Christian values.

The party also wants to see creationism taught alongside the theory of evolution in schools, though education policy is devolved to the Welsh Government. It is also opposed to abortion and said it will oppose "all measures to promote abortion and assisted dying".

A statement released by Mr Green, who is a former mayor of Llandrindod, said: "Since the party was established under new leadership in 2013, we have been a pro-leave party. The Welsh Christian Party stands for strong moral values, strong families, healthy children, traditional marriage, British law, excellence in education, strong national defence, personal responsibility, protection of all life, financial integrity, and a United Kingdom free of the clutches of the EU."

On public spending Mr Green said: "With other parties making fantastical spending claims, UK voters are right to be concerned. Spending more money is not always a luxury we can afford. We need a party who can handle spending and decision making in a wise and resourceful way. As a party we are looking at supporting and promoting our traditional heritage which has stood us in such good stead in the past."

When Mr Green was first elected to Llandrindod Town Council in 2009 it was believed to be the first first time a Christian faith-based candidate has won an election in Britain.

In 2014 Mr Green hit the headlines when he said he would take a case to the European Court of Human Rights after he was told by the Equality and Human Rights Commission a policy at his guesthouse of letting double rooms only to married couples could break equality law as it is unlawful to discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation.

Mr Green and his wife Sue then changed the policy to offer single beds only to all guests but wanted the European court to determine if Christian beliefs and human rights are superseded by equality laws.

Mr Green stood at the 2010 General Election in Brecon and Radnorshire for the Christian Party and finished seventh with 222 votes which was 12 more than Lord Offa of the Monster Raving Loony Party. Mr Green has also contested Welsh Assembly elections.