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From the Metro
Stephen Christopher Yaxley was born on 27 November 1982. He later became Yaxley-Lennon to reflect the name of his stepfather Thomas Lennon. Sometimes he also goes by Stephen Lennon.
In 2013 he was convicted of possession of a false identity document with improper intention after using the name and passport of friend Andrew McMaster to enter the US illegally.
It was said by the judge at [a] hearing that his legitimate passport bears the name Paul Harris, although it’s unclear whether he’s ever gone by this name.
Stephen took on the name Tommy Robinson after forming the United People of Luton group. The moniker comes from the renowned Luton Town football hooligan of the same name, which Yaxley-Lennon told Huffington Post was advised by his uncle.
Allegedly, his uncle was jealous of the original Tommy Robinson, and told him to use the name to ‘get all the heat on him’.
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostAnyone know why Lennon changed his name?
Tommy - Tommy gun, THE WAR, DEFEATING THE GERMANS, etc.
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Originally posted by WTFH View Post
I wonder how much he declared and paid tax on?
I mean, being a right wing loon isn’t good, but not paying Hector, he’ll not get out of that one as easily.
Just asking for a friend like.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostRobinson said in 2020 he received about £1,000 a month from supporters and at times that figure was between £3,000 to £4,000.
I mean, being a right wing loon isn’t good, but not paying Hector, he’ll not get out of that one as easily.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-61753172
The founder of the English Defence League has told a court he spent £100,000 on gambling while receiving donations from supporters.
Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, gave evidence about his finances after losing a libel case.
The 39-year-old was ordered to pay damages to Syrian teenager Jamal Hijazi after defaming him online.
Robinson told the court he owed hundreds of thousands of pounds when he declared himself bankrupt last year.
Appearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London at a hearing to discuss money he owes, he said at one point he was spending about £100,000 on gambling in casinos and online.
He described how he wasted money on "drink, alcohol, partying" while receiving thousands of pounds in donations from supporters.
Robinson said in 2020 he received about £1,000 a month from supporters and at times that figure was between £3,000 to £4,000.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostHis parents clearly didn't teach him common decency.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-57930901
Anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson has lost a High Court libel case brought by a Syrian schoolboy.
Jamal Hijazi was filmed being attacked in the playground at Almondbury School in Huddersfield in October 2018.
The English Defence League founder, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, claimed Mr Hijazi attacked "young English girls".
Mr Justice Nicklin ruled in Mr Hijazi's favour and granted him £100,000 in damages.
Shortly after the video of the incident went viral, Mr Robinson claimed in two Facebook videos that the teenager was "not innocent and he violently attacks young English girls in his school".
In the clips viewed by nearly one million people, the 38-year-old also claimed Jamal "beat a girl black and blue" and "threatened to stab" another boy at his school, allegations the teenager denies.
The judge said Yaxley-Lennon's defence that the "very serious" allegations were substantially true had not been proved.
He said: "As was entirely predictable, the claimant then became the target of abuse which ultimately led to him and his family having to leave their home, and the claimant to have to abandon his education.
"The defendant is responsible for this harm, some of the scars of which, particularly the impact on the claimant's education, are likely last for many years, if not a lifetime."
Mr Justice Nicklin said Yaxley Lennon used language "calculated to inflame the situation".
"The defendant's contribution to this media frenzy was a deliberate effort to portray the claimant as being, far from an innocent victim, but in fact a violent aggressor," he added.
At a hearing following the judgement the judge granted an injunction against Yaxley-Lennon, preventing him from repeating the allegations he made.
Jamal Hijazi's lawyers welcomed the judgement and praised Mr Hijazi's "courage" in pursuing the claim.
Francesca Flood, from Burlingtons Legal, said: "Jamal and his family now wish to put this matter behind them in order that they can get on with their lives.
"They do, however, wish to extend their gratitude to the Great British public for their support and generosity, without which this legal action would not have been possible."
Death threats
During a trial in April, Catrin Evans QC, for Mr Hijazi, said that Yaxley-Lennon's comments led to the teenager "facing death threats and extremist agitation" and that he should receive damages of between £150,000 and £190,000.
She described Yaxley-Lennon as "a well-known extreme-right advocate" with an "anti-Muslim agenda" who used social media to spread his views.
She added that the defendant's videos "turned Jamal into the aggressor and the bully into a righteous white knight".
Yaxley Lennon, who represented himself during the trial, maintained he was an independent journalist, telling the court: "The media simply had zero interest in the other side of this story, the uncomfortable truth."
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He's lost his libel case
His parents clearly didn't teach him common decency.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-57930901
Anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson has lost a High Court libel case brought by a Syrian schoolboy.
Jamal Hijazi was filmed being attacked in the playground at Almondbury School in Huddersfield in October 2018.
The English Defence League founder, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, claimed Mr Hijazi attacked "young English girls".
Mr Justice Nicklin ruled in Mr Hijazi's favour and granted him £100,000 in damages.
Shortly after the video of the incident went viral, Mr Robinson claimed in two Facebook videos that the teenager was "not innocent and he violently attacks young English girls in his school".
In the clips viewed by nearly one million people, the 38-year-old also claimed Jamal "beat a girl black and blue" and "threatened to stab" another boy at his school, allegations the teenager denies.
The judge said Yaxley-Lennon's defence that the "very serious" allegations were substantially true had not been proved.
He said: "As was entirely predictable, the claimant then became the target of abuse which ultimately led to him and his family having to leave their home, and the claimant to have to abandon his education.
"The defendant is responsible for this harm, some of the scars of which, particularly the impact on the claimant's education, are likely last for many years, if not a lifetime."
Mr Justice Nicklin said Yaxley Lennon used language "calculated to inflame the situation".
"The defendant's contribution to this media frenzy was a deliberate effort to portray the claimant as being, far from an innocent victim, but in fact a violent aggressor," he added.
At a hearing following the judgement the judge granted an injunction against Yaxley-Lennon, preventing him from repeating the allegations he made.
Jamal Hijazi's lawyers welcomed the judgement and praised Mr Hijazi's "courage" in pursuing the claim.
Francesca Flood, from Burlingtons Legal, said: "Jamal and his family now wish to put this matter behind them in order that they can get on with their lives.
"They do, however, wish to extend their gratitude to the Great British public for their support and generosity, without which this legal action would not have been possible."
Death threats
During a trial in April, Catrin Evans QC, for Mr Hijazi, said that Yaxley-Lennon's comments led to the teenager "facing death threats and extremist agitation" and that he should receive damages of between £150,000 and £190,000.
She described Yaxley-Lennon as "a well-known extreme-right advocate" with an "anti-Muslim agenda" who used social media to spread his views.
She added that the defendant's videos "turned Jamal into the aggressor and the bully into a righteous white knight".
Yaxley Lennon, who represented himself during the trial, maintained he was an independent journalist, telling the court: "The media simply had zero interest in the other side of this story, the uncomfortable truth."
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