Tommy Robinson’s passport may be invalid, say Irish parliamentarians

Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is believed to have an Irish passport thanks to his mother, an immigrant to Britain. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Reuters

Irish parliamentarians have called on their government to investigate how an Irish passport was obtained by Tommy Robinson, who has been accused of inciting riots from abroad.

The Luton-born far-right leader travels on an Irish passport in his real name – Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – and was believed to have qualified for it via his mother, an Irish immigrant to Britain.