It's been reported recently that former EDL leader, Tommy Robinson, wants to join UKIP. He has the support of UKIP leader Gerard Batten and former leader Lord Pearson, but Nigel Farage has said he is “completely opposed” to allowing Robinson to join the party. However, Tommy Robinson rejects the claim that he is far-right and his views on Islam are no more extreme than those of the AfD who Farage openly supports.
In September 2017, Farage spoke at a campaign rally in Berlin held by Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). He was invited to speak by the AfD's Deputy Leader, Beatrix von Storch, a granddaughter of Hitler’s finance minister, Lutz von Krosigk.
The AfD's election manifesto has a section on why "Islam does not belong to Germany". It says: The AfD would ban foreign funding of mosques in Germany, ban the burka and the Muslim call to prayer, and put all Imams through a state vetting procedure.
Robinson joined the British National Party, then led by Nick Griffin, in 2004. When questioned about this by journalist Andrew Neil in June 2013, he said that he had left after one year, saying, "I didn't know Nick Griffin was in the National Front, I didn't know non-whites couldn't join the organisation. I joined, I saw what it was about, it was not for me".
Tommy Robinson has been totally stitched up by the establishment and the media because he exposed the Muslim rape gangs that have been preying on young white girls across the length and breadth of Britain.
Lord Pearson of Rannoch thinks Tommy Robinson would be a huge asset to Ukip and should be allowed to join the party. He told the UKIP conference in Birmingham last month that Tommy Robinson was his friend and had a great following among the white working class that could be harnessed by the party.
In a speech broadcast on a big screen Lord Pearson, who led the party from 2009-2010, said authorities refused to talk about the “three to five million rapes of young white girls”.
He was cheered when he went on to say: “Of course they are too worried about offending the sensibilities of our Muslim communities and that is why they won’t talk about it."
The UKIP membership application form states:
"I am not and have never been a member of the British National Party, National Front, British Freedom Party, British People's Party, English Defence League, Britain First or the UK First Party.
"UKIP reserves the right to reject applications or terminate memberships if these criteria are not met."Tommy Robinson fails the membership criteria on two counts. He has been a member of the BNP and the English Defence League (EDL).
However, there is a provision in the UKIP constitution to allow for exceptions to the rule.
UKIP Constitution
Part IV, Party Membership
Eligibility, Exceptions
4.4.1 In exceptional circumstances the Party Chairman may, with the agreement of the NEC, cause to be admitted to membership any applicant who would otherwise be prohibited from membership.Whether he joins or not, UKIP will still be attacked by the media at every opportunity. That's not going to change. Tommy's massive support comes mainly from lower working class council estates where young white girls have been the victims of Muslim rape gangs. If Tommy becomes a member, that support could translate into votes for UKIP. Tommy could also stand as a candidate for UKIP in the next General Election.
If his membership is rejected, Gerard Batten could find he no longer gets an invite from the DFLA to speak at their Freedom Marches that take place regularly in London. Why should Tommy's supporters invite a leader whose party has rejected the membership of one of their own? The speeches Gerard Batten makes at these events are recorded and put on Youtube giving UKIP a huge amount of publicity. UKIP could also lose the support of the Veterans against Terrorism group who also support Tommy Robinson.
If Tommy is allowed to become a member, UKIP will be given the chance of a lifetime of becoming a true party of the people. The sooner he is allowed to join the better.
Below - Tommy Robinson, my message to UKIP's NEC
