Tommy Robinson's former employer investigated by police over potential contempt of court at Old Bailey

For 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. He posted footage on social media showing Robinson going to a court window to look at a crowd of supporters protesting below, shouting “we want Tommy out”. A judge will later consider allegations that Robinson “published a matter which is likely to cause contempt of court” during ongoing trials in Leeds. Judge Geoffrey Marson QC activated the sentence at Leeds Crown Court in May and added 10 months after finding Robinson had committed a new contempt by breaching reporting restrictions on ongoing trials. But he was released from prison after an appeal last month, when high-profile backers including the Ukip leader Gerard Batten, Dutch opposition leader Geert Wilders and the former Breitbart London editor Raheem Kassam hailed the verdict as a victory for “freedom of speech” The Court of Appeal found that procedural failings by the judge who jailed Robinson at Leeds Crown Court “gave rise to unfairness” and ordered the matter be reheard at the Old Bailey.