5Pillars reporter Robert Carter summarises what he witnessed at today’s far-right rally and shares his view that the Tommy Robinson-led nationalist movement has evolved into a personality cult.
Far-right political agitator Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is accused of being in contempt of court after the airing of a film at a protest in Trafalgar Square in July.
He attended Folkestone police station on Friday, where he was remanded before a hearing at Woolwich crown court on Monday concerning allegations that he breached a 2021 high court order barring him from repeating libellous allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him.
Robinson was separately charged on Friday with failing to provide his mobile phone access code to police under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000, Kent police said.
Thousands gathered for today’s far-right march while a counter-protest also took place in the capital organised by Stand Up to Racism, which has called on its supporters to “take to the streets” in a “massive anti-fascist demonstration.”
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