Tommy Robinson hit out at being banned on Facebook and Twitter as he suffered a humiliating defeat in the European elections.
The former English Defence League leader, who was hit with several milkshakes during the campaign, played down his chances of winning while speaking at the election count.
He said he had faced a ‘near impossible task’ in attempting to win one of the eight seats available.
Robinson said it was not a fair campaign as he was unable to get across his message on social media platforms.
Tommy Robinson blamed Government “interference” with social media companies for his failure to secure a seat in the European Parliament.
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The independent candidate polled just 2.2% of the overall vote in the North West as the Brexit Party gained the largest share with 31.2%.
He said he was unable to fight a fair campaign because he was taken off various social media platforms.
Speaking on arrival at the count in Manchester, he said: “Trump won his campaign on social media. Brexit was won on social media. I’m banned from social media.
“So my ability to fight a fair campaign is gone, orchestrated and organised by the Government.
“I feel like I have been fighting with my hands tied behind my back.
“I think on my Facebook (page) 59 million watched my videos in four weeks … if I still had that ability now I would have walked this election.
“This has proved you cannot have a fair campaign when the establishment and the Government interfere and remove any ability you have to talk to the public.
“My supporters are not even allowed to mention my name or they get deleted, it’s dark.”
Before leaving, he told his followers on the Telegram private messaging app: “Disappointed to say the least. They (the votes) are not in but they are in … at the same time what do you expect?
"Going through the votes we have certainly not got a place as a MEP but I want to say a special thank you to every single person who supported.”
He vowed to “carry on fighting” in what he said would be a “long fight”. Meanwhile Twitter went into overdrive as commentators poured scorn over Tommy's abysmal showing.
