Far-right activist says he used private investigators to track down journalists but denies trying to intimidate them

The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has told his harassment trial that he used private investigators to track down journalists who had written about his alleged role in the 2024 riots, and had photographs taken of their homes “to put pressure” on them.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, denied in court that his actions, which included sharing photos of the wife and daughter of one of the journalists, were designed to intimidate and bully.

Jack Ross was filmed allegedly discussing with an undercover reporter violent options to deal with enemies

A former Conservative election candidate has been suspended from the party after he was seemingly filmed discussing the cost of hiring contract killers and offering to “broker” the services of a far-right activist with alleged paramilitary links.

Jack Ross was filmed apparently asking an undercover reporter “What do you want done?” before listing the type of violent options that could be bought.

Jurors in harassment trial told reporters who had written about far-right activist feared ‘vigilante attack’

Tommy Robinson told the Daily Mail’s editor he would make the paper’s journalists and their families “famous”, the harassment trial of the far-right activist has been told.

The threat was made in a voicemail message left on the phone of Ted Verity as Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, allegedly waged a campaign of harassment against journalists from the newspaper.

Far-right activist is charged with two counts of harassment causing fear of violence to two MailOnline reporters

Journalists and their family members had to flee their homes after “bullyboy, intimidatory tactics” were deployed by the far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson, a court has been told as his harassment trial got under way.

Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was alleged to have targeted journalists from the Daily Mail and Mail Online by circulating images of their homes to millions of online followers and in effect encouraging them to join in making threats.