A mum was left bemused when after a cash point dispensed a tenner with 'Free Tommy Robinson' scribbled on it - as she didn't know who he was.

Kelly Goodrum admits she doesn't follow politics - so was baffled when she found the message on the opposite side to a picture of the Queen.

"I had to ask my mam who he was," admits Kelly.

But when she found out she was shocked the note had made its way into the Halifax hole-in-the-wall, reports ChronicleLive .

"It could have offended someone," claimed the 41-year-old.

Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was freed on appeal after being jailed for contempt of court.

The decision to jail him sparked nationwide protests and kickstarted the 'Free Tommy Robinson' movement.

The 35-year-old is waiting to learn if the attorney general will continue the case against him after a review was ordered.

But Kelly faced a dilemma as to what to do with the note - which Halifax say would have been loaded into the ATM automatically - initially fearing she may not be able to spend it.

"I wouldn't feel comfortable taking that in a shop," she claimed, citing Robinson's right wing views.

"I mean, I'd seen him on the TV but I don't follow politics.

"My mum told me he was something to do with politics, and I just thought 'nah'.

"He's from London way, so I didn't know why his name would be on something up here."

"But now I know a little bit more, I don't think I'll be taking it to any shops.

"It is a little bit controversial, and I don't think it is good it got into the machine."

However Halifax say she doesn't have to worry about handing it over.

"The customer can swap the marked up note in any of our branches," said a spokesperson.