Tommy Robinson 'arrested under Terrorism Act' after film allegedly shown at London protest

Tommy Robinson, known in real life as Stephen Yaxley Lennon, has been detained under anti-terrorism legislation, according to his supporters. This follows a protest where a film was allegedly shown in contempt of court.

The news of his arrest was made public via a post on his verified X account. This comes after a march led by Mr Robinson and a counter-protest in central London on Saturday, which drew thousands of people.

A complaint was subsequently lodged about a film that was allegedly screened to the crowd, violating a High Court order. The police have stated that officers are conducting further investigations.

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On Saturday afternoon, Mr Robinson posted a one hour 45 minute film on X, stating that he had previously refrained from publishing the video because he was "scared".

A post on his X account on Sunday read: "We can confirm that Tommy Robinson has been detained by police using powers afforded to them under the Terrorism Act 2000."

"That's right, you read that correctly, Tommy is being held by police using counter terrorism legislation."

"We will update you as and when we can."

In response to the post about Mr Robinson's arrest, the Metropolitan Police stated there was "no Met involvement".

Regarding a complaint about the film on X on Saturday evening, the Met said: "We did not know what films would be shown during the event. Organisers of protests are not required to share those details in advance. There is no power for us to compel them to do so."

"Officers on duty for the event couldn't reasonably have been aware of civil proceedings ongoing in relation to a particular