Tommy Robinson should have sentence reduced as jail ‘making him ill’, court told

Tommy Robinson was jailed last year (Jordan Pettitt/PA)

Tommy Robinson should have his 18-month prison sentence reduced as his segregation while in custody is having a “demonstrable effect” on his mental health and “making him ill”, the UK Court of Appeal has heard.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for the civil offence of contempt of court in October last year, after admitting 10 breaches of a UK High Court order made in 2021.