Tommy Robinson to be released from prison within days after sentence cut
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for 18 months in October after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction made in 2021, which barred him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel.
The far-right activist was previously due to be released on 26 July, but had applied to the court to purge his contempt order.
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