Tommy Robinson has lost an appeal against his 18-month sentence for the civil offence of contempt of court at the Court of Appeal.Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed in October last year after admitting multiple breaches of a High Court order made in 2021, which barred him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel.

Tommy Robinson has lost an appeal against his 18-month sentence for the civil offence of contempt of court at the Court of Appeal.Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed in October last year after admitting multiple breaches of a High Court order made in 2021, which barred him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel.