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The rise and fall of ‘Tommy Robinson’
PAUL SILLETT charts the fading fortunes of the not-so-successful far-right ‘leader,’ in the wake of him losing a libel case for defaming a Syrian schoolboy
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson)
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THE fascist thug known as “Tommy Robinson” — real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon — recently heavily lost a libel case after he defamed a Syrian schoolboy.
Jamal Hijazi’s lawyers spoke of how the family were refugees who, after Yaxley-Lennon’s slanderous videos, had been forced to move home and Jamal had his education disrupted.
Yaxley-Lennon has a long record of bullying, lies, anti-refugee abuse and incitement to violence. Fortunately, a brave family stood up and beat him in court. The damages he has to pay will cost him dearly.
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