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Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow under counter-terrorism laws
The Guardian ^ | Sat 13 Jun 2026 | Charlie Moloney

Posted on 06/13/2026 3:58:49 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Tommy Robinson was detained by police on Saturday at Heathrow airport under counter-terrorism laws, after a week in which he rose to further prominence on social media.

It was understood the far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was stopped and had his phones seized under section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism Border Security Act 2019.

Robinson used social media to claim he was detained for almost three hours and had his iPhone and Samsung Galaxy phones taken, and to ask his supporters to donate money to fund his legal defence.

A spokesperson for Robinson posted on X: “They likely want to see who he is talking to, and maybe find out who his sources are, sources who will expose politicians for their part in the rape of a generation of British girls.

“This is an attack on free speech, this is an attack on investigative journalism, nothing more nothing less.”

The 2019 act gives police officers at ports powers to stop, question, search and detain people suspected of travelling to plan, prepare and carry out hostile acts.

It was not known what the stop of Robinson was in relation to and the Metropolitan police declined to comment when approached.

Robinson, 43, has recently risen to prominence amid racial tensions across Britain, in response to police bodyworn footage showing the death of 18-year-old Henry Nowak while in police custody in Southampton.

The former English Defence League leader spearheaded protests in the Hampshire city, during which clashes between rioters and police left 13 officers and a police dog injured.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 4threich; freespeech; labour; lawfare; persecution; policestate; politicalprisoners; terroristregime; tommyneedajob; trolltrashneedsazot; unitedkingdom

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1 posted on 06/13/2026 3:58:49 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Again?


2 posted on 06/13/2026 4:02:03 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The tree accused of killed Sonny Bono was planted.)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Again.


3 posted on 06/13/2026 4:02:15 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Yeah, like HE’S the terrorist in England.


4 posted on 06/13/2026 4:03:45 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: MinorityRepublican

And it’s gotten worse there, George. Much, much worse.

5 posted on 06/13/2026 4:13:57 PM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: Sicon

The British PM cheapens the name of the UK across the world. Only way to change it is to get the current government OUT


6 posted on 06/13/2026 4:14:05 PM PDT by Nexx9 (hah)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Same thing they did to him last time. 😣


7 posted on 06/13/2026 4:15:18 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Alexei Navalny / Vladimir Putin = Tommy Robinson / Keir Starmer. Navalny died on February 16, 2024, in the harsh IK-3 penal colony in the Arctic (Kharp, Yamalo-Nenets region) at age 47. Russian authorities initially cited natural causes like a blood clot or arrhythmia.

In February 2026, the UK, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands issued a joint statement concluding that analyses of biological/tissue samples showed he was killed by epibatidine (a potent neurotoxin from poison dart frogs, not native to Russia and likely lab-produced), attributing responsibility to the Russian government.
8 posted on 06/13/2026 4:18:34 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: Nexx9

> Only way to change it is to get the current government OUT <

Not to be a pessimist, but the next UK general election probably won’t be until August of 2029. And if Reform, Restore, and the Tories split the vote enough, Labour could win again.

Of course there are other ways to get the current government out without an election.
The Oliver Cromwell method is one.
🤔


9 posted on 06/13/2026 4:19:09 PM PDT by Leaning Right
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To: MinorityRepublican

Tommy is speaking the truth. The truth is not allowed.


10 posted on 06/13/2026 4:19:34 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: MinorityRepublican

These people are East German Stasi level evil.

Just wait until they get their WEF Totalitarian Surveillance State with Digital ID and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) w/Social Credit Scores. They will immediately shut down, turn off, delete and debank anyone and everyone that pushes back against their anti-Christ evil attempting to rise up for the last days.


11 posted on 06/13/2026 4:21:03 PM PDT by captmar-vell
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We should sanction the UK.

No more trade. And no tourism either.

12 posted on 06/13/2026 4:26:39 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Keir Stasi’s police state is an unembarrassed, indeed proud, urination on freedom.


13 posted on 06/13/2026 4:29:11 PM PDT by A strike (fvckMI6. Drool Britannia. & No more Dots)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Cannot tell the truth. It is verboten.


14 posted on 06/13/2026 4:32:41 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Leaning Right

Just get King Chuck to dissolve Parliament.

From Wiki:

“ The dissolution of the Parliament of the United Kingdom occurs automatically five years after the day on which Parliament first met following a general election,[1] or on an earlier date by royal proclamation issued by the King-in-Council upon the advice of the prime minister. The monarch’s prerogative power to prematurely dissolve Parliament in this way was revived by the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, which also repealed arrangement for five year fixed terms that had been put in place just in 2011. This Act also amended Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983, such that the dissolution of Parliament automatically triggers a general election; such elections take place 25 working days after each dissolution.[2]”


15 posted on 06/13/2026 4:36:15 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Why would he even go to the U.K, Starmer will have him killed.


16 posted on 06/13/2026 4:40:20 PM PDT by Husker24 (Pp)
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To: MinorityRepublican

He is going to have to sneak out through another country’s border, or someone from the US will have to go get him.


17 posted on 06/13/2026 4:41:15 PM PDT by madison10
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

They will never stop until they are removed from power.


18 posted on 06/13/2026 4:47:35 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

They’ll take any opportunity to hassle him. It’s only because they’re afraid.


19 posted on 06/13/2026 4:47:40 PM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: MinorityRepublican

What country is he a citizen of now?


20 posted on 06/13/2026 4:48:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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