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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Ben Quinn and Andrew Roth

MPs condemn hosting of Tommy Robinson by Trump administration

Robinson with state department official Joe Rittenhouse in Washington DC
Robinson, right, with state department official Joe Rittenhouse in Washington DC. Photograph: Joe Rittenhouse/X/Reuters

The hosting of Tommy Robinson by the Trump administration has been condemned by British MPs amid calls for the US to be included in a probe into foreign interference in UK politics.

The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is being feted in the US, where he met figures including a political appointee at the Department of State in Washington DC and a congressman.

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