EXCLUSIVE Tommy Robinson hits out at comments he is on the run after being pictured at an all-inclusive five-star hotel in Cyprus while far-right thugs run riot on Britain's streets By Andrew Young In Ayia Napa, Cyprus Published: 05:35 EDT, 5 August 2024 | Updated: 05:37 EDT, 5 August 2024 e-mail View comments Tommy Robinson today insisted he has not fled the UK and is on a planned holiday with his children at a five-star hotel in Cyprus. The former English Defence League leader has been stoking far-right race riots across Britain from the safety of a sun lounger on the outskirts of Ayia Napa. Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has posted a stream of inflammatory social media posts from his foreign bolthole while on holiday with family and friends.
The 41-year-old, who had a UK arrest warrant issued against him last Monday after he skipped a court appearance had tried to keep his holiday location a secret. While his supporters have rioted in recent days across the UK, he failed to mention his location in a series of video rants posted to his 800,000 followers on X. But MailOnline revealed Robinson has been staying at an all-inclusive Cyprus resort , and he spoke today to Indian English-language news channel CNN-News18 .
Robinson said: 'I haven't fled the UK. I am on holiday with my children, that was planned. I never received any court documentation summoning me to court.
'I am not on bail to attend court. There was a process the court has to go to, that process is no.