At a glance
• Tommy Robinson was found not guilty of a terror-related offence after refusing to give police his phone PIN when stopped at the Channel Tunnel while carrying over £13,000 in cash en route to Spain
• Officers detained him under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, which allows questioning at UK ports to assess links to terrorism. Robinson refused access to his phone, claiming it contained journalistic material
• His lawyer argued the stop was unlawful and discriminatory, based on Robinson’s identity and views rather than genuine suspicion. The judge agreed there was no evidence linking him to terrorism
Tommy Robinson has been cleared of a terror offence after refusing to give police his phone Pin when he was stopped at the border in a Bentley with thousands of pounds in cash.
