Robinson jailed for contempt of court

TOMMY Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court by repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, in breach of an injunction.

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The political activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, admitted 10 breaches of a High Court order made in 2021 at the start of a hearing at Woolwich Crown Court yesterday.

Lawyers for the Solicitor General claimed the 41-year-old had been "thumbing his nose at the court" and "undermining" the rule of law, including by publishing a film called Silenced, which contains the libellous allegations, last year.

Barristers for Robinson, who wore a grey suit and white shirt, said it was his "principles that have Political a Tommy Re brought him before the court".