Tommy Robinson Freed from Prison

Tommy Robinson has been released from prison after what a judge called a “change in attitude”.

The 42-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, left HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes on Tuesday after his 18-month sentence was reduced by four months at the High Court last week.

He had longer hair than previously and a bushy beard, and was wearing a rosary around his neck.

Speaking outside prison, Robinson thanked Elon Musk for his public backing.

In a ruling, Mr Justice Johnson said that there was an “absence of contrition or remorse” from Robinson, but that he had shown a “change in attitude” since he was sentenced.

Mr Musk, the Tesla billionaire, has openly supported Robinson and even described him as a “political prisoner”.

His backing was the catalyst for Mr Musk’s fallout with Nigel Farage, after he said the Reform UK leader did not have “what it takes” to lead the party he was thought to be close to making a large donation to.

Mr Musk’s social media platform, X, was one of the few places that kept Robinson’s Silenced documentary up. Robinson claimed it has now been watched by 167 million people after Mr Musk shared it.

In a 20-minute address to the camera, Robinson said a war was being “waged” against free speech in Britain.

Robinson also said Lucy Connolly was “not a violent criminal” and questioned why she had been jailed for 31 months following her tweet which incited racial hatred in the wake of the Southport murders.

“I have absolutely zero regrets,” he said. “I believe the British public deserves to see the truth.”

Robinson said he would be hosting a free speech festival on September 13 to “celebrate our weapon and what they hate most”.

He was jailed in October after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction made in 2021, which barred him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee schoolboy who had successfully sued him for libel.

His Silenced film was about the case and was pinned to the top of his profile on X throughout his imprisonment, but has now been taken down.

Robinson is currently facing two further, separate court cases, and is due to appear at Westminster magistrates’ court on June 5 accused of harassing two journalists.

He is charged with two counts of harassment causing fear of violence between August 5 and 7 2024.

He is also facing a separate trial in October next year over an accusation that he failed to provide the Pin for his mobile phone when stopped by Kent Police in Folkestone in July 2024.