Far-right activist, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as ‘Tommy Robinson’, has been arrested by British Transport Police (BTP) on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after a man was allegedly assaulted at St Pancras railway station in London last month.
Robinson was arrested on Monday evening at Luton Airport after returning to the UK on a flight from Faro, Portugal.
BTP said earlier in a statement: “Officers have tonight (4th August) arrested a 42-year-old man from Bedfordshire in connection to an assault at St Pancras station on 28th July.
“The arrest took place at Luton airport shortly after 6.30pm, following a notification that the man had boarded an incoming flight from Faro.
“The man had been wanted for questioning after leaving the country to Tenerife in the early hours of 29th July following the incident at St Pancras.
“He was arrested on suspicion of GBH (grievous bodily harm) and will now be taken to custody for questioning.”
Film clips from the scene of the alleged assault at St Pancras in a walkway towards the station’s Thameslink hub, which showed a 64-year-old man face-down and motionless on the ground, also featured Robinson claiming he had acted in self-defence: “He f*****g came at me, bruv”.
The injured man was released from hospital on 31st July. It is understood that police are treating him as a victim, not a suspect, at this stage. He was admitted to hospital “with serious injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening”.
CCTV from the railway station has been recovered and studied by detectives. Robinson, a former leader of the extreme-right English Defence League, had been distributing leaflets, promoting a protest planned for September 2025 in London, at the station before the alleged assault took place and it is understood he was en route to an appointment at London Real TV.
The video widely circulated on-line, showing the aftermath of the assault, does not show how the injured man came to be lying motionless on the floor.
Robinson’s X (Twitter) account, and those of a number of prominent supporters, claimed afterwards that when full footage did emerge he would be exonerated.
Robinson was contacted by a female BBC reporter for comment after the incident, but he responded with a message that said “slag”.
Close friend, Sammy Woodhouse, posted on her X account soon after the arrest: “The police clearly have video evidence of the incident at St Pancras involving Tommy Robinson. It must be released in full now that he’s in custody. Releasing the footage won’t jeopardise anything — it will expose the truth instantly and put all speculation to rest.”
Sanmy has not shared with her followers what that truth exposition would reveal.
A GoFundMe appeal is expected to be launched shortly to fund Robinson’s legal fees.
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Neil Wilby is a journalist, court reporter and transparency campaigner who has reported on police misconduct, regulatory failures, and criminal and civil justice since 2009. He is the founder and editor of Neil Wilby Media, launched in 2015.
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