Tommy Robinson claims he was arrested in Canada on suspicion of immigration offences after giving speech - as video shows far-Right activist 'being led away in handcuffs'
Daily MailTommy Robinson has claimed he was arrested in Canada last night over an 'outstanding immigration warrant' after speaking at an event. A file photograph of Tommy Robinson speaking at Parliament Square in London on June 1 The English Defence League founder later tweeted: 'OK I'm free, well sort of. Robinson had been speaking at an event called 'An Evening with Tommy Robinson', organised by far-Right media website Rebel News and its founder Ezra Levant. Robinson had been at the Carriage House Hotel and Conference Centre in Calgary It comes one week after the Attorney General's Office in the UK filed papers on June 18 to begin potential contempt of court proceedings after Robinson allegedly breached an injunction in a libel case he lost. Tommy Robinson is led away by police officers during a march in London in November last year In August 2022, Robinson was fined £900 for failing to turn up at a High Court hearing to be questioned about his finances related to pre-trial costs in the case of around £43,000.