Robinson detained at Heathrow under terrorism act after Moscow trip with Musk's dad

Published: 12:46, 14 June 2026 | Updated: 12:58, 14 June 2026 Far-Right activist Tommy Robinson was detained and interviewed by police under counter-terrorism laws after returning to the UK from Russia. The 43-year-old announced on social media he was held at Heathrow Airport on Saturday 'for the best part of three hours'. Robinson, who has previous convictions for violent crime, public order offences, and fraud, wrote: 'I'm a terrorist again.' He had been in Moscow where he met with Errol Musk, the father of billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk. The former English Defence League founder, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also attended the annual Kremlin-backed economic forum, described as Russia's answer to Davos. In a statement, the Met said: 'Officers stopped a man in his 40s at Heathrow Airport at around 5pm on Saturday, 13 June, following his return to the UK from Russia via Turkey. 'He was stopped under the provisions of Schedule 3 of the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019. 'The man was interviewed by officers and his communication devices were seized. Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was held by police at Heathrow airport under counter-terror laws 'He was subsequently released.' Robinson suggested he was going to take legal action following his temporary detention. He wrote on social media: 'I have been detained at Heathrow Airport today for the best part of three hours. 'I was detained under section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019. 'My phone has been seized by the police. 'So here we go again, looks like more defence and court fees ffs!!! He suggested he was grilled because the Government want 'to see who (Robinson) is talking to'.  Robinson previously appeared at a demonstration in Southampton over the case of murdered student Henry Nowak  Robinson posted a video of himself meeting Elon Musk's father Errol in Russia  Robinson arrived in the UK ahead of his scheduled appearance at the Oxford Union for a discussion on Islam. The student debate society has advertised a debate on social media titled The West Is Right To Be Suspicious Of Islam to take place on Wednesday. Speakers also include fellow hard-right voice Laurence Fox and former Tory MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg. Earlier this month, Robinson appeared at a demonstration in Southampton following the sentencing of a Sikh man for murdering university student Henry Nowak. Vickrum Digwa, 23, was sentenced on June 1 to a minimum of 21 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of Mr Nowak last year. The 18-year-old student was placed in handcuffs as he lay dying on the ground after being stabbed by Digwa with a ceremonial religious sword. The demonstration materialised despite Mr Nowak's father, Mark, making an emotional plea outside court for his son's murder not to be used to 'create further hatred, division or tension'. Robinson took to social media earlier in the day of the protest, in which he described Mr Nowak's death as 'horrific' while calling on supporters to attend a protest outside Southampton police station that evening. Dozens of people were subsequently arrested and charged after disorder broke out. The protest began outside Southampton Police Station before moving towards Digwa's family home, where bins were set on fire and residents' cars were vandalised. The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.