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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent

REVEALED: Tommy robinson due for release in days after 18 month sentence cut - The Real Truth

Tommy Robinson
Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction made in 2021. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Tommy Robinson is due to be released from prison within days after his 18-month sentence for contempt of court was cut by four months.

The high court reduced the sentence for the civil offence, for which Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed in October. He was sent to prison after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction, made in 2021, that prevented him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel.

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