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Tommy Robinson has already broken electoral law – for the most bizarre reason

Tommy Robinson has violated electoral law just 24 hours after he announced he will run for MEP in the North West of England. The far-right independent candidate was told by police to stop handing out free burgers and hot dogs to supporters at a rally because free food is paramount to “bribing voters”. Sky News reports suggest around 300 supporters turned up to hear Robinson at a “Family BBQ” held in Wythenshaw, where he told crowds that he was entering...

Tommy Robinson could be elected as MEP for North West, Twitter reacts

Faith leaders and politicians from across Manchester and beyond have united to condemn the anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson, who has announced plans to stand as an MEP in the European elections. The pressure group HOPE not hate is calling on everyone to make sure they register to vote by the deadline of 7th May, and ensure they, their friends and community turn out on polling day. The organisation is also launching a new fact-check site, TommyRobinsonFacts.com, tonight. Nick Lowles, chief executive...

Tommy Robinson says he’s standing in EU Elections

Tommy Robinson will stand as an independent candidate in the upcoming EU Elections. The outspoken public figure posted a message on his website saying he will fight against the "Islamification of Britain". He also took a swipe at Nigel Farage, whose Brexit party is odds-on favourite to win the most votes in the elections, calling him "just another millionaire stockbroker who looks down at the working classes". The far-right extremist, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, launched his website today, the final...

“It’s appalling” – Food bank use hits record high

New figures from the Trussell Trust show that the number of emergency food parcels their network has given to people in the past year has increased by 19% increase on the previous year. Around half of the people are resorting to foodbanks because of Universal Credit (UC) delays. 1,583,668 three-day emergency food supplies were distributed in the year to March 2019, almost a fifth more than the previous year. Over half a million of these (577,618) went to children, fuelling...

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