Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has left England and headed abroad with his family.
The former EDL leader said he was looking into permanently relocating his family after an alleged arson attack on his wife's property a few weeks ago.
Mr Robinson is thought to be in Spain after he told his followers he would be unable to attend a protest in the UK if he returned due to a change in quarantine rules.
Many Twitter users have mocked Mr Robinson for seeking shelter overseas given his strong pro-Brexit and anti-immigration views.
In a video shared online, he said he fled the country in his car and accepted an offer of a place to stay overseas.
Speaking about the alleged arson, he said: "It was targeted against my wife's property.
"At that point we left the country straight away and I'm looking at relocating my family, which is pretty hard to do, especially with Covid — I couldn't even get a hotel.
"Obviously my wife has had enough of everything — someone gave her somewhere to stay, so we left the country, and I was due to be flying back for the demonstration, but now with this 14-day quarantine, I probably won't get back out and my kids are out here."
Mr Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, added that he had found new schools for his daughters and is in the process of finding a "permanent relocation" for them.
He said: "I need my family to be away because they are not safe basically."
The far-right activist claimed the alleged arson took place "after all the BLM (Black Lives Matter) stuff" and that he thought he knew who committed the crime.
Mr Robinson previously begged US President Donald Trump to grant him asylum after his contempt of court conviction last year.
The English Defence League (EDL) co-founder was handed a nine-month sentence at the Old Bailey on July 11 after he filmed defendants outside Leeds Crown Court during a trial into the sexual exploitation of girls.
