US EditionAre the authorities powerless to stop Tommy Robinson’s online output?
- Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, left the country after being released on bail and did not attend a contempt of court hearing, prompting a fresh arrest warrant.
- A spokesperson for Hope Not Hate noted that Robinson’s social media has greatly influenced far-right demonstrations, with his following exceeding 800,000 since his X account's reinstatement.
- Robinson's location is uncertain, but photos reportedly show him in a hotel in Cyprus amid a violent incident involving his supporters in Rotherham.
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Video - According to British media, the founder of the English Defence League is “probably the most influential instigator” of the racist riots in the United Kingdom.
Tommy Robinson, a leading figure of the extreme right and founder of the English Defense League, is accused of being behind the recent xenophobic riots. Despite his multiple convictions, the activist brings together a large community of British men on social networks...
He is considered the most prominent right-wing extremist and critic of Islam in Great Britain and sees himself as a martyr for freedom of speech. Tommy Robinson has now come into media focus as a result of the severe riots in the country.
Tommy Robinson, or rather Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon -his real name-, is one of the main culprits of fake news related to the events of...
Whining Tommy Robinson insists UK riots 'not on me' despite goading far right into violence
WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS EXPLETIVES: Hours before protests turned into riots across England and Northern Ireland, Tommy Robinson had told followers in a rally cry on X: "The time is now"
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