Tommy Robinson announces support for Julian Assange after ‘talking to WikiLeaks founder in prison’
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a message to followers on the encrypted Telegram messaging app, Robinson wrote: “As I lay in bed early on this Sunday night all I can think is FREE JULIAN ASSANGE.” The anti-Islam activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was released on Friday but Assange remains imprisoned for breaching bail by fleeing to the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2012. But in an interview with his former employer Rebel Media, Robinson said Assange’s room in a separate health ward overlooked an exercise yard he used. Some of Robinson’s supporters said they would write letters of support to Assange, after characterising both men as “political prisoners”. Since his release, Robinson has also announced his support for the prime minister, and said the 21 “purged” MPs “aren’t actually Conservatives”.
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