Its highest-profile member, the permatanned former television presenter Robert Kilroy-Silk, recently stalked out.

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"The BBC decision to suspend Robert Kilroy-Silk's daily talk show deserves a warm welcome and praise, " the Arab nationalist paper said.

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Robert Kilroy-Silk was an independent MEP during his jungle stint in 2008, but Opik was an ex-MP by the time he appeared in 2010's I'm a Celebrity.

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