Tommy Robinson, the controversial far-right activist whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is expected to spend his 18-month prison sentence in segregation for his own protection. Robinson, 41, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court for contempt of court after breaching a High Court injunction. He admitted to 10 violations of the 2021 order, which barred him from making defamatory statements about Syrian refugee Jamal Hijazi, who previously won a libel case against him.
Robinson’s sentence includes a potential four-month reduction if he shows contrition by removing defamatory material from his social media accounts and attempts to have it removed from other platforms. However, the court noted that Robinson had shown no signs of remorse or intent to comply.
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Robinson will return to court on November 13 to face an unrelated charge under the Terrorism Act, after allegedly refusing to provide the PIN for his mobile phone at a UK port in July.
