Protesters Gather Outside Downing Street After Tommy Robinson ‘Held by Police’

Supporters of the anti-Islamist activist said he was arrested by police amid a claim that he would be jailed for breaking a court order on Saturday.

Protesters outside Downing Street in London protesting the reported arrest of Tommy Robinson on July 28, 2024. James Manning/PA Wire

Supporters of Tommy Robinson have gathered outside Downing Street after the activist’s official X account posted that he was “held by Police using counter terrorism legislation.”

Shortly before noon on Sunday, administrators of Mr. Robinson’s X account posted a message saying he had been “detained by Police using powers afforded to them under the Terrorism Act 2000.