Tommy Robinson could be arrested before flagship demo as police prepare for disorder
5 months, 1 week ago

Tommy Robinson could be arrested before flagship demo as police prepare for disorder

The Independent  

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, may be arrested and detained before the demo as he faces potential jail time for alleged contempt of court. There will be a sizeable number of current of former football hooligans and the chatter in football groups is that there will be quite big numbers.” Mr Lowles said being reinstated on X/Twitter last November has “catapulted” Robinson to a larger audience, as his followers have rapidly topped 1 million, while his rhetoric has become more hardline. It is feared this weekend’s protest could be ‘angrier’ than Robinson’s last event in July Deputy Assistant Commissioner Rachel Williams, who is leading the policing operation, said: “We are well prepared for what is set to be a busy day in the centre of London. Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon faces prison over alleged contempt of court Mr Justice Johnson issued a warrant for Robinson’s arrest but ordered that it not be carried out “until early October” to allow Robinson time to indicate that he would attend the next hearing voluntarily or to apply to “set aside” the warrant.

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