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Ukip leader Nigel Farage during a chat in 2012. In a data sample, his account was the one to receive the most messages. (Photo: European Parliament)

Lefty and eurosceptic MEPs tweet the most

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from the smaller political groups are more likely to be active on social networking website Twitter, researchers from UK think tank Demos have found.

The most active MEPs belong to the eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) group, which is home to Nigel Farage's UK Independence Party (UKIP).

Farage is also the MEP who receives the most messages, or tweets, according to the report

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Ukip leader Nigel Farage during a chat in 2012. In a data sample, his account was the one to receive the most messages. (Photo: European Parliament)

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