Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow under counter-terrorism laws (www.theguardian.com)

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Tommy Robinson was detained by police on Saturday at Heathrow airport under counter-terrorism laws, after a week in which he rose to further prominence on social media.

It was understood the far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was stopped and had his phones seized under section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism Border Security Act 2019.

Robinson used social media to claim he was detained for almost three hours and had his iPhone and Samsung Galaxy phones taken, and to ask his supporters to donate money to fund his legal defence.

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[-] zabadoh@ani.social 8 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

He should rename himself again to Lord Haw-Haw.

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