British activist Tommy Robinson was detained by police at London’s Heathrow Airport on Saturday as the British state steps up its harassment of political opponents.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said he was stopped for nearly three hours under Section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019.
The legislation grants police powers at ports and border crossings to stop, question, search, and detain individuals.
Robinson later said officers confiscated both his iPhone and Samsung Galaxy device during the stop.
No details have been released about why the incident took place. The Metropolitan Police have so far declined to comment.
A spokesperson for Robinson claimed authorities were seeking access to his communications and contacts.
“Whilst our borders are open, whilst terrorist are coming in, Sudanese migrants are coming in trying to hack peoples heads off and rape our women and daughters, Tommy has been detained under the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019,” they wrote.
“They likely want to see who he is talking to, and maybe find out who his sources are, sources who will expose politicians for their part in the rape of a generation of British girls,” the spokesperson wrote on X.
“This is an attack on free speech, this is an attack on investigative journalism, nothing more nothing less.”
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Whilst our borders are open, whilst terrorist are coming in, Sudanese migrants are coming in trying to hack peoples heads off and rape our women and daughters, Tommy has been detained under the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 and had his personal… pic.twitter.com/RtUTLkgMF9
— Tommy Robinson
(@TRobinsonNewEra) June 13, 2026
(@TRobinsonNewEra) The detention comes after Robinson has drawn global attention over his coverage of the Henry Nowak case in Southampton and the recent unrest in Belfast.
Robinson was among the speakers at a large demonstration in Southampton following his murder by a Sikh man falsely claiming he was the victim of racism.
Nowak was left to die on the ground as police made no effort to rescue the 18-year-old university student, who had been brutally stabbed.
Hundreds gathered outside Southampton Central Police Station following the guilty verdict in the murder of Henry Nowak.
In this speech, Tommy Robinson addresses the crowd and speaks about the questions many people believe still need answering.
He discusses the treatment of… pic.twitter.com/Ls9kWFRZSz
— Tommy Robinson
He has also posted extensively about a knife attack in Belfast involving a Sudanese migrant, which led to mass protests across the city.
It is not the first time Robinson has been stopped under counter-terror legislation.
In July 2024, he was detained at the Channel Tunnel while traveling to Spain. A court later cleared Robinson of a related terror charge after a judge ruled he could not be certain the original stop had been lawful.
As of Saturday night, no charges had been announced in connection with the Heathrow detention.
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