Police in the United Kingdom have arrested the anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant activist Tommy Robinson on suspicion of assault, following an attack last month at London’s St Pancras station.
The far-right campaigner, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was arrested at about 6.30pm (17:30 GMT) on Monday evening at Luton airport, which is located north of the English capital.
Robinson had just landed there on a flight from the Portuguese city of Faro.
His detention comes a week on from the alleged assault at one of London’s main railway terminals.
“The man had been wanted for questioning after leaving the country to Tenerife in the early hours of 29 July following the incident at St Pancras,” the British Transport Police (BTP) said on Monday evening.
He will now be questioned in custody “on suspicion of… grievous bodily harm”, the BTP added.
Although the statement did not directly name Robinson, he was shown in a video of the incident that was widely circulated online.
In the footage, the former founder of the far-right English Defence League is seen walking near a motionless man, claiming to have acted in self-defence.
The other man was taken to hospital with serious injuries, which the police said were “not thought to be life threatening”.
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