Humiliated Tommy Robinson demands second vote after losing his £5,000 deposit
Humiliated Tommy Robinson demands second vote after losing his £5,000 deposit in European election failure
A humiliated Tommy Robinson declared he “wants a second vote” in a bizarre video posted from his bed after he failed to secure a seat in the European Parliament.
In the clip, which is believed to have been posted on the Telegram private messaging app, the independent MEP candidate described himself as “dead to the world”.
He said: “I don’t accept the result of the election. I want a second vote.”
He went on to claim “people had been lied to” before saying “I want to do it again”.
The independent candidate polled just 2.2 per cent of the overall vote in the North West, finishing in eight place overall, as the Brexit Party gained the largest share with 31.2 per cent.
He lost his £5,000 deposit and left the count after less than one hour.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, earlier blamed Government "interference", saying he was unable to fight a fair campaign because he was taken off various social media platforms.
Speaking on arrival at the count in Manchester, he said: "Trump won his campaign on social media. Brexit was won on social media. I'm banned from social media.
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"I think on my Facebook (page) 59 million watched my videos in four weeks ... if I still had that ability now I would have walked this election.
"This has proved you cannot have a fair campaign when the establishment and the Government interfere and remove any ability you have to talk to the public.
"That's none of your business."
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