Far-right agitator Tommy Robinson has put out a plea for more money after being detained at Heathrow under counter-terrorism law.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, posted images of documentation to his account on X ‘advising’ him about his detention.
In a post beginning ‘I’M A TERRORIST AGAIN’, the anti-immigrant activist said his phone had been seized by police while he was held under section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019.
He shared a link to his legal fund, adding: ‘So here we go again, looks like more defence and court fees ffs!!!’
In October last year, Robinson claimed costs linked to a previous encounter with counter-terror police had been paid by his supporter Elon Musk, who became the world’s first trillionaire on Friday.
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Robinson spent much of the past two weeks encouraging violent protests in Southampton and Belfast.
He threw his weight behind demonstrations in Southampton following the sentencing of Henry Nowak’s killer, which led to 12 police officers and a police dog being injured.
Robinson-backed disorder in Belfast after a knife attack on Monday night led to even greater destruction, with buildings and vehicles set alight and families chased from their homes.
An admin post on X said police ‘likely want to see who he is talking to, and maybe find out who his sources are, sources who will expose politicians for their part in the rape of a generation of British girls’.
They claimed Robinson’s detention was an ‘attack on free speech’ and an ‘attack on investigative journalism’.
The UK’s most prominent far-right figure, Robinson has claimed to be a journalist despite previously having been jailed after he admitted contempt of court by repeating false claims about a Syrian refugee.
He is facing another trial in October this year after denying two offences of harassment, causing fear of violence, targeted at two MailOnline reporters.
Last week, Robinson posted an image of himself at a meeting with Elon Musk’s father Errol in Moscow.
He told the Guardian afterwards: ‘Russia is not the enemy of Britain. That narrative has long since died a natural death.
‘There are those who benefit from pushing Russia as an enemy but everyone laughs at those people now.’
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