Tommy Robinson’s latest bid to lower contempt sentence to be heard at High Court

Robinson, who is currently due to be released on July 26, is now due to apply to purge his contempt at a hearing on Tuesday, which could secure his earlier release

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Tommy Robinson’s latest attempt to reduce the length of his prison sentence for the civil offence of contempt of court is set to be heard at the British High Court on Tuesday.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for 18 months in October after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction made in 2021, which barred him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel.