Popular far-right activist Tommy Robinson was detained at London Heathrow Airport under powers contained in the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019, in the latest controversy involving him as he prepares to appear at a debate hosted by the Oxford Union.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said he was held for nearly three hours and that authorities seized his mobile phones. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that a man in his 40s was stopped after returning to the United Kingdom from Russia via Turkey, interviewed by officers and released after his communication devices were seized.
