Tommy Robinson's airport detention by counter-terror police was 'discriminatory', his barrister claims

From the Newshound archive · first published 23 September 2026 · last updated 24 September 2026.

Tommy Robinson and Danny Thomas, whose Channel dinghy-slashing livestream Robinson publicly backed before Wednesday's counter-terrorism airport detention, which his barrister now claims was discriminatory.

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, was detained by Counter Terrorism Police at an airport on Wednesday — the second such stop this year, following a June detention at Heathrow where his phones were seized.

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, was detained at an airport by Counter Terrorism Police on Wednesday, with his barrister now claiming the stop was discriminatory. The detention follows a rant in which Robinson declared 'f**k your wars' at Andy Burnham, and came shortly after he posted support for activist Danny Tommo, who livestreamed himself slashing a rubber dinghy in the English Channel. Robinson's account posted: 'They will never stop trying to destroy this man.'

It is the second time this year Robinson has been stopped at an airport — in June, he was detained at Heathrow and had his phones seized under counter-terrorism laws after returning from Russia via Turkey.

Robinson was cleared of a terror offence in November last year after a judge ruled his 2024 Channel Tunnel stop may have been unlawful, criticising officers for targeting him over his 'political beliefs'.

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