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Tommy Robinson is ‘not a blue-collar hero,’ leading trade unionist says
TUC deputy general secretary Paul Nowak denounced Robinson as ‘a bully, a bigot and a fraud’
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson)

FAR-RIGHT figure Tommy Robinson is “not a blue-collar hero,” a leading trade unionist has said.

TUC deputy general secretary Paul Nowak denounced Mr Robinson today as “a bully, a bigot and a fraud.”

The Ukip adviser, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has numerous convictions for fraud and violence.

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