A High Court Judge has issued an arrest warrant for far right activist Tommy Robinson.

A High Court judge has issued an arrest warrant for far-right activist Tommy Robinson after he “left the UK last night” and failed to appear at a hearing in an alleged contempt of court case. The Solicitor General launched legal action against Tommy Robinson in June over an alleged breach of a court order.Mr Justice Johnson said he would issue the warrant – but ordered for it not to be carried out “until early October” to allow Robinson time to indicate that he would attend the next hearing voluntarily, or to apply to “set aside” the warrant.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was due to appear at the Royal Courts Of Justice on Monday, but did not attend and was not represented.
The Solicitor General launched legal action against Robinson in June over an alleged breach of a court order after he lost a libel battle in 2021.
But Adam Payter, representing the Solicitor General at the hearing, said Robinson had been part of a “large demonstration” in central London on Saturday, which featured the showing of a film that was “central to this application” and showed a “flagrant” and “admitted” breach of the court order.
He added Robinson “is not within the jurisdiction of the UK” and had returned to the UK “with the purpose of publishing the film” before leaving the country again “to put himself beyond the reach of this court’s jurisdiction”.