Tommy Robinson the far-right leader was arrested after he allegedly refused to leave a march against antisemitism. Tommy Robinson’s real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon but he goes by Tommy Robinson. After asking Tommy Robison to leave and he allegedly refused to leave police used pepper spray. The Metropolitan police confirmed that Tommy Robinson was charged they confirmed this on Monday. In a statement, it added: “Stephen Lennon, of Bedfordshire, has been charged with failing to comply with a section 35 direction excluding a person from an area. He has been bailed to appear at Westminster magistrates court on 22 January.” He will be going to court in the new year. The organizers of the march on Sunday asked Tommy Robinson and his supporters to stay away from the event. More than 60,000 people were at this march on Sunday.

 Tommy Robinson was arrested by more than 20 officers. When he was released he claimed that bail conditions preventing him from entering London or taking part in protests were “a blatant abuse”. In a statement about his arrest, the met police said “We have been in frequent contact with the organizers of the march in recent days. They have been clear about their concerns that the man’s attendance, and that of those who were likely to accompany him, would cause fear for other participants. The same view has been voiced by others. As a result, he was spoken to and warned on more than one occasion that his continued presence in the area was likely to cause harassment, alarm, and distress to others. He was directed to leave the area but refused to do so.” he claimed to be attending the march as a journalist when he was asked to leave by police. He was in a cafe and he had already ordered breakfast when asked to leave.