Tommy Robinson charged with harassing two men last year – hours after judge agreed to release him from jail early

Tommy Robinson has been charged with harassment causing fear of violence against two men.

The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has been charged over an incident that took place in August last year.

It comes as the 42-year-old is set to be released from jail after he was locked up for contempt of court.

He was imprisoned for 18 months in October because he breached an injunction which barred him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel.

Mr Justice Johnson said that there was an “absence of contrition or remorse” from Robinson, but that he had shown a “change in attitude” since he was sentenced.

It was reported that the former EDL leader would be released within the next week.

It came after he previously launched an unsuccessful appeal against the length of his sentence when he was “segregated” from other inmates at HMP Woodhill in Buckinghamshire following threats to his safety.

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