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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Ben Quinn

‘Lifer’ in HMP Woodhill planned to kill Tommy Robinson, high court told

Tommy Robinson speaks at a St George's Day rally: he holds a microphone and stands in front of a crowd in which many people are holding English flags and filming him on their phones.
Tommy Robinson speaks at a St George's Day rally on Whitehall, in Westminster, central London, 23 April 2024. He is serving an 18-month sentence for contempt of court and has been held at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

A “lifer” in the prison holding Tommy Robinson planned to kill the far-right activist while two other prisoners plotted to attack him to gain “kudos and notoriety”, the high court has been told.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is seeking to bring a legal challenge against his segregation from other prisoners, which he claims is having an impact on his mental health.

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