Ex-EDL Boss Refuses Police Demand

TOMMY Robinson didn’t hold back when police stopped him last July at the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone. The former EDL leader told officers, “not a chance bruv” when they demanded he hand over the PIN to his mobile phone, a court heard.

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Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was cruising in a silver Bentley when cops flagged him down. They were suspicious of his “demeanour” and pressed him to unlock his phone.

Cash, Claims and Charges

The court was told Robinson was carrying a hefty €13,000 in cash and claimed he was en route to Benidorm. When asked for his phone PIN, he flatly refused, insisting the device contained “journalistic material.”

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