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Tory Shaun Bailey's account deletes tweet praising Tommy Robinson supporters

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Tory London Mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has come under fire after his Twitter account praised supporters of far-right extremist Tommy Robinson.

It came in response to a tweet from a supporter, apparently boasting that “Team Tommy” had been helping to clean graffiti left on statues after Saturday’s Black Lives Matter protest.

Mr Bailey’s account retweeted the message, adding: “Thank you.” In recent days, the supporter’s account had branded protesters “vermin” and “ferals” - and had posted messages saying Robinson had been “stitched up” over a recent arrest.

Mr Bailey’s team later deleted the retweet. Labour MP Dawn Butler wrote: “Shame on you for sharing content from a hateful, Islamophobic Tommy Robinson supporter today, Shaun Bailey.

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