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Tommy Robinson Arrested at Luton Airport Facing Assault Charges

He remains in custody pending hearings after fleeing to Tenerife then Portugal following a viral July station altercation

Overview

  • He was arrested on August 4 by British Transport Police at Luton Airport after arriving on a flight from Faro, Portugal.
  • Robinson is suspected of assaulting a 64-year-old man in a corridor at St Pancras Station on July 28, footage of which went viral online.
  • He had fled the UK to Tenerife on July 29 before continuing to Portugal in the days after the incident.
  • The 42-year-old founder of the English Defence League has a history of convictions for public order offences and contempt of court.
  • He remains in custody awaiting a formal hearing and is already slated for trial in October 2026 over a refusal to provide his phone PIN under terrorism legislation.