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Press Association Reporters. (2026, October 28). Tommy Robinson could face up to 10 years in jail for harassing journalists. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/tommy-robinson-andrew-young-daily-mail-southwark-crown-court-mailonline-b1302684.html
Press Association Reporters. “Tommy Robinson could face up to 10 years in jail for harassing journalists.” Evening Standard, 28 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/tommy-robinson-andrew-young-daily-mail-southwark-crown-court-mailonline-b1302684.html.
Press Association Reporters. “Tommy Robinson could face up to 10 years in jail for harassing journalists.” Evening Standard, October 28, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/tommy-robinson-andrew-young-daily-mail-southwark-crown-court-mailonline-b1302684.html.
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Tommy Robinson, also known as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was found guilty on October 28, 2026, of harassing two Daily Mail journalists in 2024. The charges stem from his actions following a story published by the Daily Mail and its sister publication MailOnline that accused him of "stoking riots" during unrest in the UK after the murders of three girls in Southport. Robinson had posted threatening messages online and shared private information about the journalists' homes and family members, leading to a conviction on two counts of harassment causing fear of violence by a 10-2 majority jury at Southwark Crown Court. Prosecutors argued that his actions were intended to intimidate the journalists, while Robinson maintained he only wanted to apply pressure. The court heard details about four police threat-to-life warning notices given to Robinson in previous years and played voicemail messages threatening further action against the journalists if they continued their reporting. Robinson faces up to 10 years in jail at his sentencing hearing scheduled for later this year.
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been found guilty of harassing two Daily Mail journalists following a campaign that included hiring private investigators to obtain their home addresses.
Robinson went on to hire private investigators to find the home addresses of his victims, as well as the editor-in-chief of the Daily Mail Ted Verity.
