EU elections – Tommy Robinson comes in humiliating 8th place in Euro vote after whining about social media ‘ban’

TOMMY Robinson came in a humiliating eighth place in the EU election last night - and blamed an apparent social media "ban" for his failure.

The far-right independent candidate, 36, lost his £5,000 deposit after coming in eighth place out of 11 in the North West England region with just 38,908 votes.

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Robinson - who is a political adviser to the current UKIP leader Gerrard Batten - earlier tried to play down his prospects by moaning about being hampered on social media.

Speaking at the Manchester count, the former EDL leader said he had faced a "near impossible task" in his attempt to win one of the eight seats available.

He whined that it was not a fair campaign as he was unable to get across his fiercely anti-immigration message online.

Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who received just 2.2 per cent of the vote, said: "I am not allowed social media.

"I am not able to interact with the public."

'FELT LOVED'

Robinson was among the most divisive and high-profile figures who failed to get elected.

But he insisted he felt "love" from supporters on his campaign trail.

Robinson added: "But more than anything every community I have gone to - every working class estate - I have so felt loved, (more) than I have ever felt in my life."

HEATED PROTESTS

He spoke after arriving at the count in Manchester Central convention centre - where his supporters donned yellow vests outside.

Anti-Robinson protesters also chanted as he arrived at the count last night.

There was a large police presence that saw dozens of officers deployed and more than 15 police cars and vans parked on streets next to the counting hall.

Turn out for the North West in the Euro elections - which were not meant to take place in the UK but for Brexit being postponed to October 31 - was as low as 33 per cent.

The Brexit Party, led by former UKIP leader Nigel Farage, swept to victory on around 32 per cent of the vote.

Among other high-profile failures last night were the Change UK candidate and journalist Rachel Johnson, whose brother Boris is running to be Conservative Party leader.

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YouTuber Carl Benjamin, who was second on UKIP's South West regional list, also failed to get elected.

Mr Benjamin was surrounded in controversy throughout the campaign for comments he made about Labour MP Jess Phillips.

The 39-year-old, who styles himself online as the "Sargon of Akkad", said he "wouldn't even rape" the Labour MP and refused to apologise for the remarks.

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