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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Ben Quinn

Tommy Robinson refused permission to challenge his prison segregation

Tommy Robinson
Tommy Robinson is serving an 18-month sentence at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been refused permission to launch a legal challenge against his prison conditions.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, had been seeking to apply for a judicial review of the decision to segregate him from other prisoners. He claimed it was politically motivated and affecting his mental health.

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