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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Ben Quinn

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Robinson, in a blue suit jacket, but no tie, surrounded by people outside Westminster magistrates court
Tommy Robinson, centre, denies failing to comply with the counter-terrorism powers. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

Tommy Robinson claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs, as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counter-terrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year.

The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, refused to give police the pin for his phone because it had “journalistic material on it” after they stopped him at the Channel tunnel on 28 July 2024, a court heard.

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