Tommy Robinson supporters protest at Media City Salford (image - youtube)
Thousands of Tommy Robinson supporters gathered outside the BBC's offices in Salford yesterday to protest against the broadcaster's "fake news" and to watch Tommy’s Panodrama documentary exposing “blackmail and lies" within the BBC.
The documentary, which lasted about an hour, showed Robinson’s former aide Lucy Brown secretly filming a meeting she had with BBC investigative journalist John Sweeney.
Robinson, 35, used the pre-planned interview to confront Sweeney as both sides were filming.
According to reports, the undercover footage captures BBC producers asking former employees of Robinson to ‘make up’ allegations of a ‘sexual nature.’
The film ended with Tommy showing supporters how to cancel their TV licences if they are “fed up with paying for their propaganda”.
He told the crowd: “We are constantly battling a media that lie.”
The documentary is currently being edited to include subtitles where some of the audio is hard to follow. It's expected to be released on Facebook and Youtube later today (Sunday).
UKIP leader Gerard Batten addresses the rally (image - youtube)
Batten also used the protest to advertise his party, and urged Robinson’s fans to join him.
Gerard Batten on Twitter
The demonstration also included video clips from Robinson’s wedding day accompanied by the song 'Take That - Greatest Day', which he said was played as a tribute to his wife, whose face had been blurred out.
Canadian musician Kelly Day gave two performances of a version of the Leonard Cohen song “Hallelujah”, with the lyrics changed to reflect the story of Robinson’s court case and a chorus of “how they rule ya”.
In a statement published on its Twitter account, Greater Manchester Police said: 'The demonstration that took place at Media City today has now concluded, with minimal disruption caused to the local community.'
