'Thumbing his nose at court'

Robinson gets 18 months jail for contempt in false refugee claim

- CALLUM PARKE

TOMMY Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court by repeating false claims against a Syrian refugee.

The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was accused of deliberately breaching an order preventing him from accusing Jamal Hijazi of attacking schoolgirls.

Aidan Eardley KC, for the Solicitor General, said: "The harm here is that millions of people could see Mr YaxleyLennon thumbing his nose at the court.