Tommy Robinson gambling

Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, gave evidence about his finances after losing a libel case to Syrian teenager Jamal Hijazi after defaming him online.

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The EDL founder's finances are under scrutiny after he lost a libel case in which he falsely claimed a Syrian teenager was violent to girls.

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Tommy Robinson missed a court date in May which was moved to June 9, and now some worrying confessions were made before the High Court.

Robinson is reported by the BBC to not be living in the UK currently, but rather “sofa surfing” between multiple different addresses. Critics claim that Robinson is trying to play the victim card, by admitting bad habits and wrongdoings in order to portray the image of someone suffering from mental problems. The missed hearing was rescheduled for June 9 when Robinson made all these confessions about his behavior. This falls perfectly in line with Robinson’s current confessions about his alleged debt to Christopher Johnson who was a part of Robinson’s bankruptcy claim. Problems were reported to have started with the very first £30,000 ($37,473) in the campaign. By his own admittance before the Royal Courts of Justice in London, he avowed spending about £100,000 on gambling in casinos and online.

The founder of the English Defence League, Tommy Robinson has faced the High Court after losing a libel case brought by a Syrian teenager.

Later, Robinson told the court he previously received a salary while working for Rebel Media, a Canadian site. Robinson said: “I had a ghost-writer that helped me with the book. He later accepted that there were not in fact seven properties. However, the sum was not paid, so Mr Hijazi's lawyers successfully applied for an order requiring Robinson to return to court to answer questions about his finances. Mr Hijzai's barrister Ian Helme said: “You don’t know, you don’t care. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was sued by Jamal Hijazi when the 15-year-old was assaulted at Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield.

United Kingdom, London: Far-right activist Tommy Robinson described himself as a 'disaster with paperwork' amid questioning his finances.

The legal costs were thought to be around £500,000. Robinson said: ‘I had a ghost-writer that helped me with the book. I like to give the impression that I am a successful man even when I am not.’

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who styles himself as Tommy Robinson, told a court he wasted money on partying and gambling and is struggling to pay damages after a ...

It was founded in 2009 by Kevin Carroll and Yaxley-Lennon (aka Robinson), who eventually quit the group in 2013 due to infighting. This prompted Robinson to make false claims about Hijazi, for which he was ordered to pay the six-figure damages, plus around £500,000 in legal fees. He was declared bankrupt last year.

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, has been at the High Court after losing a libel case brought by a Syrian teenager. Robinson has cut a more ...

At a hearing last month, Robinson told the High Court he had missed the March hearing because of mental health issues caused by being harassed. Robinson said: “I had a ghost-writer that helped me with the book. “I sold a property, received the money and I spent it,” he said. After a pre-trial hearing in the libel case in November 2020, Robinson was ordered to pay £43,293 in legal costs. However, after the sum was not paid, Mr Hijazi’s lawyers successfully applied for an order requiring Robinson to return to court to answer questions about his finances. The EDL founder claimed in two Facebook videos that Mr Hijazi was “not innocent and he violently attacks young English girls in his school”.