'Thumbing his nose at court'
Daily Mirror UK|October 29, 2024
Robinson gets 18 months jail for contempt in false refugee claim
CALLUM PARKE
'Thumbing his nose at court'

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.

This story is from the October 29, 2024 edition of Daily Mirror UK.

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