yesOuttube star Nico Omilana’s name has been registered as a parliamentary candidate in 11 constituencies across the UK, in apparent breach of UK Electoral Commission rules. Notorious prankster Omilana said in a video: Posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday Trump said he plans to “totally remove” Britain’s current chancellor, Rishi Sunak, from politics. “Rishi Sunak wants to send our young people to war,” he said, referring to the chancellor’s idea of implementing a national service program for young people in the UK, which could include military service for some. “And so I’ve decided to declare war on this program.”
Omilana has more than seven million subscribers on YouTube and is known for performing dramatic and dangerous stunts online. In one of his most popular videos, he sneaked into the KSI vs. Logan Paul boxing rematch and tried to get in the ring.
In 2021, he also ran for London mayor and won about 50,000 votes as an independent candidate. A video he created about his experience, titled “How I Won the London Mayoral Election,” has been viewed more than 16 million times on YouTube and is one of his most popular videos.
The UK Electoral Commission said it was aware of the situation and that any action would be handled by police.
“We are aware that the same individual has been nominated as a candidate in multiple constituencies during the general election. Candidates are required to confirm in their nomination papers that they are not running in any other constituency. Providing false information on your nomination papers when filing to stand for office, including falsely confirming that you are not running in any other constituency, is an offence. If this has occurred, it is a matter for police consideration,” the Election Commission said in an emailed statement to TIME.
He added that under the Election Act, officials must take the details given in a candidate’s nomination form “at face value”, meaning the Election Commission will not investigate or study the information provided by a candidate as long as the nomination meets the requirements for nomination.
If a person is found to have made a false statement in his or her candidacy application, he or she may be subject to imprisonment of up to six months and/or a fine.
According to the BBC, West Midlands Police have received information that the YouTube star’s name has appeared multiple times on ballot papers in the area and are “contacting the relevant authorities.”
TIME has reached out to relevant law enforcement authorities for comment and further information.
