ENGLISH Defence League co-founder Tommy Robinson has called for a second European election ballot after he received just 2.2% of the vote in the North West.
In a bizarre topless video posted from his bed, shared on the Telegram private messaging app, the former European Parliament candidate announces he is "dead to the world".
JUST IN: #TommyRobinson demands a second vote, “a people’s vote”.
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He goes on: “I don’t accept the result of the election. I want a second vote.”
Robinson added “people had been lied to” before saying “I want to do it again”.
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Last night, after hearing the results of the North West ballot and discovering he had lost his £5000 deposit, Robinson snuck out of the election count.
It is thought that some time after, Robinson – real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – made the video.
The three far-right internet personalities who made European Parliament bids – Ukip's Carl Benjamin (Sargon of Akkad), Mark Meechan (Count Dankula) and independent Robinson – all failed in their attempts.
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