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Daily Mirror
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Abigail O'Leary

Brexit Party trolled by campaign group who bought website with their name

The Brexit Party have been hilariously trolled by a campaign group who bought a website with their name.

The domain, www.brexitparty.com, is run by campaign group Led By Donkeys - who claim the party sited European Law in their demands to have it removed.

Led By Donkeys go on to brand Farage an "opportunist who preys on people's fears" in a statement on the site.

It also asks the Brexit Party leader to pay a sum in return for handing over the domain - saying proceeds would go towards the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants.

A statement on the site reads: "Nigel Farage likes to think he’s a political genius, but most of us know he’s just an opportunist who preys on people’s fears.

"Anyone who’s failed seven times to get elected to Parliament (once beaten by a dolphin called Flipper) is no strategic guru.

"So perhaps it was no surprise when we noticed he forgot to buy the website for The Brexit Party - his shiny new political party ego vehicle.

"So we snapped up thebrexitparty.com."

Led by Donkeys also tweeted: "We own http://TheBrexitParty.com. Farage and co have sent us a long legal letter demanding we give it to him. Well, he can have the website... for a million quid, all proceeds to the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (price goes up £50k a day)".

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage (Ian Forsyth)

The group go on to explain how they then received a legal letter from Farage's lawyers - who used European Law to "attack" them.

In a copy of the party's legal letter to Led by Donkeys, they claim the group infringed their copyright by using a Brexit Party logo - citing European Union patent law.

Led by Donkeys added: "He’s complaining we ripped off his crappy logo back in May to mock his party’s lack of policies and he’s demanding we hand over the website.

"Farage has no legitimate claim on the website. We bought it, it’s ours."

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