No, Tommy Robinson hasn't been moved to a 71% Muslim prison
Far-right MEP Janice Atkinson launched a spirited defence of Tommy Robinson on the floor of the European Parliament today.
The ex-Ukip politician claimed Mr Robinson was in danger because he had been moved to a prison with a "high Muslim population".
And she sparked anger by making her statement moments after the chamber had taken to their feet to mark the anniversary of the murder of Jo Cox.
Rumours of Mr Robinson's transfer have swirled around social media today, with some sources claiming he had been transferred to a prison with a 71% Muslim population.
But he hasn't.
Here's why.
The usual suspects.
The claims originate from Tommy Robinson's 'manager', a man called Caolan Robertson.
And he made the claim directly to Alex Jones, boss of far-right crank conspiracy theory website InfoWars, who broadcast them to his millions of followers.
Robertson told Jones he had been on the phone to Robinson who had told him he had been moved from HMP Hull which was "relatively safe" and had around a "2%" Muslim population, and placed in the "main wing" of a new prison.
He went on: "We’ve found the statistics of the prison, it’s about 71% Muslim. Really, really, really disastrous. The last one was close to 2%."
An article based on Robertson's comments claimed he had been moved to a prison "in the Midlands" - this was later rumoured to be in or around Leicester.......
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ ... n-12706229 So a load of bollax that only fucktards would fall for!