Tommy Robinson faces jail after judges find him in contempt of court

Tommy Robinson faces jail after high court judges found him in contempt of court for filming defendants in a criminal trial and broadcasting the footage on social media.

The former English Defence League leader faces up to two years in prison for the incident in May 2018, when he filmed defendants accused of the sexual exploitation of young girls and livestreamed the footage, in breach of a reporting ban, outside Leeds crown court.

The court said on Friday that his conduct “amounted to serious interference with the administration of justice”. The sentence will be decided at a later date.

Earlier, judges heard Robinson had been reckless and breached a reporting restriction because he wanted the public to see the faces of the defendants in a criminal trial.

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