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| Tommy Robinson pleads not guilty to harassment of journalists | Tommy Robinson pleads not guilty to harassment of journalists |
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| Tommy Robinson spoke outside Westminster Magistrates' Court ahead of his court appearance | Tommy Robinson spoke outside Westminster Magistrates' Court ahead of his court appearance |
| Political activist Tommy Robinson has pleaded not guilty to two charges of harassing two Daily Mail journalists. | |
| The 42-year-old from Luton, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with two counts of harassment causing fear of violence towards two reporters in August. | |
| He was released on bail by senior district judge Paul Goldspring and is due to appear at Southwark Crown Court for a further hearing on 3 July. | |
| Mr Yaxley-Lennon is also facing a trial in October 2026 over an accusation he failed to provide the PIN for his mobile phone when stopped by Kent Police in Folkestone in July 2024. | |
| The defendant is alleged to have harassed MailOnline journalists Andrew Young and Jacob Dirnhuber through his X social media account between the 5th and 7th of August last year. | |
| The political activist arrived at the court in central London and was surrounded by photographers and reporters, with dozens of his supporters also present. | |
| In court, he spoke to confirm his date of birth and stated his name as Stephen Lennon. | |
| Wearing a cream jacket, blue jeans, with a bag across his body, he smiled after he was bailed. | |
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