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Tommy Robinson tells trial journalists know ‘I’m not coming to beat them up’

Court artist sketch of Tommy Robinson in tears whilst giving evidence at Southwark Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA) - (PA Wire)

Political activist Tommy Robinson has told a jury that journalists know “I’m not coming to beat them up” when quizzed about allegedly harassing them.

The 43-year-old, who gave his full name to the court as “Stephen Lennon”, wept in the witness box on Thursday when asked how the relationship with his children had been affected by his status as a notable public figure.

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