The University of Glasgow's students union are understood to have banned one of the nominees for Rector from taking part in a livestream with students.

Those behind the Milo for Rector Campaign contacted the Queen Margaret Union asking for permission to hold a live question and answer session with controversial far-right speaker Milo Yiannopoulos in the venue.

In response, the Union's Vice President Katrina Denholm, told the students that Yiannopoulos's beliefs were "deplorable" and broke the union's constitution.

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Representatives behind the campaign said that they deserve the same treatment as other candidates.

They wrote: "We are aware that some other candidates such as Aamer Anwar have held similar meetings and would appreciate if our campaign could receive similar treatment.

“We believe that it is important that students are able to question all candidates in order to make an informed decision."

Their request was allegedly denied by Queen Margaret Union’s Vice President Katrina Denholm.

She said: "The Board of Management of the Queen Margaret Union has found some of the comments made by Mr Yiannopoulos regarding during his campaign to be completely deplorable, and to allow such opinions to be voiced within our Union would be in breach of our Constitution: section VII, Equality and Diversity.

“Therefore we will not be allowing use of any space in our building for this purpose.”

Supporters have instead organised a private livestream on YouTube and are asking Glasgow University students to request an invite.

A post on the group's social media page reads: "With the catastophe that was the Rectoral Hustings now behind us we are pleased to announce that Milo will be responding to questions from University of Glasgow Students about why they should choose him to be their next Lord Rector.

"We, the students, should expect more from university hustings. We should demand answers. We should show rectoral candidates that we are serious about this position and that we demand representation.

"This is not a way for lawyers with dwindling support to boost their egos. Nor for unemployable graduates to try and boost their CVs.

"We need someone who is not afraid to shake things up and offer real change."

The nomination for Yiannopoulos has been met with backlash since being announced earlier this month.

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A petition and protest were organised calling for the university to remove him from the ballot.

Yiannopoulos previously said that his first step if he was elected would be to outlaw the Muslim Students Association in order to "protect" LGBT students on campus.

The far-right provocateur said: “I mean, if the LGBTQ+GIMKULTRAUUIPU*(*(#$%* [sic] community wants to feel ‘safe’, surely their first priority would be the representatives of a homophobic, theocratic system currently on campus, right?”

A University of Glasgow spokesperson said: "The Rector is nominated and elected by students and the University is required to allow due process to proceed in accordance with its resolutions.

"It would not be appropriate for the University to interfere in the democratic process of this election.

"However, it is important to note that anyone elected as Rector is required to abide by the values of the University, and should they not do so they can and will be held to account."