Tommy Robinson (activist)

Tommy Robinson
Tommy Robinson on the "Anything Goes With James English" Podcast in 2023.
Robinson in 2023
Born
Stephen Christopher Yaxley[1][2][3]

(1982-11-27) 27 November 1982 (age 41)
Luton, England
Other names
  • Andrew McMaster
  • Paul Harris
  • Wayne King
  • Stephen Lennon
Known for
Political party
Movement
Spouse
Jenna Vowles
(m. 2011; div. 2021)
Children3

Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon ( Yaxley; born 27 November 1982), better known as Tommy Robinson, is a British anti-Islam campaigner and one of the UK's most prominent far-right activists.[4]

Robinson has been active in far-right politics for many years. He was a member of the British National Party (BNP), a British fascist political party, from 2004 to 2005. For a short time in 2012, he was joint vice-chairman of the British Freedom Party (BFP). He co-founded the English Defence League (EDL) in 2009 and led it until October 2013. In 2015, he became involved with the development of Pegida UK, a now-defunct British chapter of the German Pegida. From 2017 to 2018, he wrote and appeared in videos on the Canadian website Rebel News. In 2018, he also served as a political advisor to former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Gerard Batten.

Robinson served four prison terms between 2005 and 2019. In 2013, he illegally entered the United States using a friend's passport. In 2018, he violated a court order by publishing a Facebook Live video of defendants entering court. Prior to sentencing, he appeared on the American far-right website InfoWars to appeal for political asylum in the US. In 2021, he was found to have libelled a 15-year-old refugee at a school in Huddersfield and was ordered to pay £100,000 plus legal costs. In 2021, he was subjected to a five-year stalking prevention order for harassing journalist Lizzie Dearden and her partner.

  1. ^ "Why did Tommy Robinson change his name from real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon?". August 2018.
  2. ^ Nicholson, Kate (27 November 2023). "Why Was Tommy Robinson Arrested At The March Against Antisemitism?". HuffPost UK. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Tommy Robinson: Who is the ex-EDL leader born Stephen Yaxley-Lennon?". ITVX. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Tommy Robinson profile: Convicted criminal is one of UK's most prominent far-right activists". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

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