UKIP appoints jailbird who nearly ruined a rape trial as adviser on prison reform and rape gangs
Grinning idiots: UKIP leader Gerard Batten shakes all credibility away as he shakes hands with Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (Tommy Robinson) and gives him a position of responsibility in his inner circle.
No wonder Brexit is such a godawful mess when the political organisation that campaigned to achieve it for decades appoints a far-right extremist who was sent to prison after he nearly ruined the trial of a major rape gang as its special adviser on prison reform and rape gangs.
Not only has UKIP leader Gerard Batten allowed Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (also known as Tommy Robinson) into his party; he has also given him a job that can only be seen as an insult to the public.
And the reaction has been exactly what we should expect:
https://twitter.com/DickCoughlan/status/1065676244338057217
UKIP have appointed Tommy Robinson, the violent criminal and associate of paedophiles, to be its adviser on rape gangs and prison reform. That party really has become a load of: pic.twitter.com/sDeQBUQMLl
— Lawrence Monk (@trendylefty) November 22, 2018
To be fair Yaxley-Lennon aka Tommy Robinson does have lived experience of committing crime, violence (including against women) & prisons. And it’s not like #UKIP isn’t a joke already. https://t.co/8WlI0NR6b1
— Dr Zubaida Haque (@Zubhaque) November 22, 2018
Andy King’s opinion is particularly sharp:
https://twitter.com/AndyMoboboKing/status/1065672803322658816
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