Tommy Robinson, a far-right, anti-immigrant agitator in Britain, was arrested on Monday night on suspicion of assaulting a man at St. Pancras train station in London. Mr. Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was taken into custody at Luton Airport, northeast of London, as he returned from Portugal. The British police never confirm the identity of a person who has not been formally charged, but the British Transport Police said in a statement that a 42-year-old man from Bedfordshire had been arrested in connection with a July 28 assault at St. Pancras station. The man has been released on bail until Sept. 2, they said in response to a query from The New York Times on Tuesday that specifically named Tommy Robinson. Video footage published by The Sun, a British newspaper, showed Mr. Robinson being met by police officers as he disembarked from a plane and then being escorted into a van.

Source: The Times August 05, 2025 14:27 UTC