Robinson spoke at the
Oxford Union on 26 November 2014.
Unite Against Fascism (UAF) protested against his appearance, criticising the Union for allowing him the platform when, according to UAF, he had not renounced the views of the EDL. Robinson told the audience he was not allowed to talk about certain issues because he was out on prison licence. He said, "I regain my freedom of speech on the 22 July 2015." He criticised "politicians, the media, and police for failing to tackle certain criminal activities because of the fear of being labelled
Islamophobic." In 2019, he appeared to show support for an ex-British soldier facing prosecution for the murder of Irish civilians on
Bloody Sunday (1972) in Northern Ireland. Robinson wore a badge that said "I support soldiers A–Z" after "Soldier F" was set to face charges for the murder of civilians. In January 2019, Robinson
livestreamed himself causing a lockdown, by leading a group that surrounded a library where
Stewart McDonald, then the
member of Parliament for
Glasgow South, was holding a '
surgery'. The group included the convicted armed kidnapper Daniel Thomas. The library was reportedly bombarded with phone calls. McDonald was eventually escorted away by police and said Robinson's party had blocked emergency exits. The
International Free Press Society is closely connected to the
counterjihad movement and
Liz Fekete, the executive director of the
Institute of Race Relations in Britain, has suggested that it is an instrument for pushing the boundaries of
hate speech. On 1 November 2020, Robinson was arrested at
Speakers' Corner in
Hyde Park, London, for breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules. Robinson has promoted debunked
conspiracy theories about
COVID-19 vaccines. In May 2021, he attended a march in London in support of Israel. In response to the
Telford child sexual exploitation scandal, Robinson held a protest in January 2022 where he screened his 73-minute documentary about
Muslim grooming gangs, titled
The Rape of Britain: Survivor Stories. In August 2025, Robinson shared a video on Twitter of a black man and his brother playing with his white granddaughters in a park in North Yorkshire, falsely accusing them of
paedophilia, which resulted in the family being racially abused with false paedophilia accusations. Labour MP for Redcar
Anna Turley had to write a reference letter of good behaviour after the victim was suspended by his management. Turley stated that there was "no place for hate in our town" and said she was "heartbroken" for the family "who've been targeted and abused because of Tommy Robinson's poisonous lies". On 13 September 2025, in central London, over 110,000 people gathered in a '
Unite the Kingdom' rally organised by Robinson. A 5,000-strong counter-protest by anti-racism campaigners also took place. Violence at the rally saw 26 police officers injured, and 24 people arrested, after protesters threw bottles and other projectiles. Also in September 2025, British singer and songwriter
Labi Siffre issued a
cease and desist order against Robinson, over his use of his song "
(Something Inside) So Strong" at the rally, saying: "Anybody who knows me... will know the joke of them using the work of a positive atheist, homosexual black artist as apparently representative of their movement." In October 2025, some
Metropolitan Police officers were suspended for allegedly supporting Robinson's anti-Muslim stance. On 13 December 2025, Robinson, who was reported to have converted to Christianity while in prison, organised a 'Unite the Kingdom' Christmas service attended by around 1,000 people. In January 2026, Robinson met Italian far-right politician and
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Salvini. In February 2026, Robinson was reported to have left the UK following alleged threats against him in an
Islamic State publication. It is believed Robinson was informed by the
Bedfordshire Police of the threat by the ISIS group. Robinson had travelled to
Washington, D.C., and visited the
United States Department of State, where he had met with Joe Rittenhouse, a senior adviser to the U.S. Department of State, and
Randy Fine, a U.S. Representative from Florida.
Communication with Finsbury Park mosque attacker It was revealed in court that the perpetrator of the
2017 Finsbury Park mosque terrorist attack had subscribed to email updates from Robinson's website and read Robinson's tweets in the lead-up to the attack. Robinson's tweet mocking people for responding to terrorism with the phrase "don't look back in anger" was found in the note at the scene of the attack. An email from Robinson's account to the attacker Darren Osborne shortly before read, "Dear Darren, you know about the terrible crimes committed against [name redacted] of Sunderland. Police let the suspects go ... why? It is because the suspects are refugees from Syria and Iraq. It's a national outrage ..." Another email read, "There is a nation within a nation forming just beneath the surface of the UK. It is a nation built on hatred, on violence and on Islam." Other contributors to Hearts of Oak include Niall McRae, the co-author of an Islamophobic and antisemitic conspiracy booklet, and
Catherine Blaiklock, the former leader of the
Brexit Party. Vice World News found eight separate companies currently or formerly run from the same address whose directors are members of the Orthodox Conservatives, the
Bow Group or
Turning Point UK.
Alleged Russian links In February 2020, Robinson travelled to Russia, visiting Moscow and Saint Petersburg for a series of talks, meetings and media appearances. Russian state media gave Robinson positive coverage, depicting him as a victim of censorship and oppression by the
European Union. He voiced support for Russian president
Vladimir Putin.
The New York Times alleged that the trip "was actually a front for his real purpose, which was to seek out Russian bank accounts where he could hide his money". The following year, he made a video in support of the Russian political party
For Truth (;
Za Pravdu). Following the 2022
Russian invasion of Ukraine, Robinson spread
pro-Russian disinformation about the war.
2024 United Kingdom riots After leaving the UK for Cyprus in July 2024, Robinson was accused of spreading misinformation about the perpetrator of the
mass stabbing of children in
Southport. False claims that the perpetrator was a Muslim asylum seeker led to violent
far-right riots across the UK. (In fact the attacker was the UK-born son of Christian Tutsi refugees from Rwanda.) Rioters in Southport were heard chanting Robinson's name and "Who the f*** is Allah?" In August 2024, prosecutors in the UK began to investigate Robinson for his alleged role in inciting the riots.
2025 public promotion of Robinson by Israeli government In mid-October 2025, Robinson travelled to Israel for a high-profile tour as the guest of
Amichai Chikli,
Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism in the government of
Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Israeli media, Robinson’s air fares and accommodation were paid for by the Israeli government. Accompanied by Chikli, Robinson visited Israel's parliament, a West Bank Zionist settlement and Israel's border with
Gaza. Robinson's visit culminated in an address to hundreds of people at the Tel Aviv International Salon, where he denounced Britain’s recognition of a Palestinian state. A fervent Israeli audience applauded Robinson, and assaulted and threw out one person protesting at his invitation. Chikli's invitation to Robinson reflected Chikli’s clearly stated view that in many countries an increase in sympathy for the Palestinian cause stemmed from the growth of Muslim populations due to immigration and hence that foreign far-right, anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant politicians could be useful new allies for Israel. British anti-fascist magazine
Searchlight accused Chikli of "facilitating the mainstreaming of the ideological heirs of Europe's darkest corners of pre-war fascism and post-war racism". Chikli's choice of Robinson for an official visit matched Robinson's rising status in international far-right politics as someone whose rallies could now attract speakers like
Elon Musk,
Steve Bannon and
Geert Wilders. According to the
Observer, a major factor in Robinson's elevated public profile since 2017 was substantial funding and assistance with media and networking from US tech billionaire
Robert Shillman, All four sources combine advocacy for Israel with encouragement for viewpoints and political movements in conflict with Muslims in Europe or North America. ==Involvement in electoral politics==