Team Brexit just got one of its more controversial backers

This out fan is one of the world's most well-known conspiracy theorists.

David Icke, the former goalkeeper turned BBC Grandstand presenter who famously declared himself the son of God, is firmly behind the UK independence campaign.

But will the support of a man, who has claimed that most world leaders were an alien race of reptilians in disguise, help or hinder the Brexit vote?

Mr Icke, who runs a massively popular conspiracy website and carries out world tours to promote his theories, has labelled the EU a “fascist, communist dictatorship full of lies galore” and branded EU leaders as “dark suits running your life”.

He joked that he had a tough time mulling over which way to vote in a video on his website and YouTube and began with a fairly straight argument.