Far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on October 13, 2025, charged under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 for not providing his mobile phone PIN during a July 2024 detention at the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kent Police held him for six hours while questioning his activism and journalism, not terrorism, and seized cash he carried from a rally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The judge adjourned the trial after testimony exposed procedural errors by officers and banned live-tweeting by independent media, while supporters protested outside the court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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