Tommy Robinson cleared of terror-related offence over phone code refusal

Tommy Robinson refused to give police the pin for his phone because he said it had ‘journalistic material’ on it, the court heard. Photograph: Lucy North/PA

Tommy Robinson has been cleared of a terror-related offence after being accused over a refusal to give police access to his phone during a border stop.

A judge ruled that the stop was unlawful because it was based on what the far-right activist “stood for” and his beliefs, rather than suspicions of a connection to terrorism.