Gerard Batten, the leader of Ukip who calls Islam a “death cult”, Muhammad a “paedophile”, and has marched alongside the far-right thugs of the Democratic Football Lads Alliance, is appointing Tommy Robinson as an adviser.
A criminal with convictions for assault and football hooliganism whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, the former English Defence League leader will advise Ukip on grooming gangs and prison reform.
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