Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court

Far-right activist sentenced over false claims about refugee and ordered to pay costs of 80,350.82

The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months for contempt of court for repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, in breach of an injunction.

He was told that nobody is above the law" by a judge who said the flagrant" breaches had been done in a sophisticated" way to ensure the false claims would achieve maximum coverage", reaching tens of millions of people.