Tommy Robinson (left) arrives at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London for a hearing regarding the stalking of a journalis
TOMMY ROBINSON has been summoned to court to face contempt proceedings after he failed to attend the High Court for questioning over his finances.
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was due to appear at the Royal Courts of Justice in London last month in connection with unpaid legal bills after he lost a libel case brought against him by a Syrian teenager last year.
But after the 39-year-old did not appear for the expected questioning, a High Court judge has now issued a summons ordering Robinson to attend a hearing on May 6.
In an order dated last Friday, Mr Justice Nicklin said Robinson’s non-attendance on March 22 was referred to him as a potential contempt of court.
His order warns that if Robinson fails to attend the hearing in May to face the contempt allegation, a warrant for his arrest could be issued.
The English Defence League founder was successfully sued by Jamal Hijazi after the then 15-year-old was assaulted at Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in October 2018.
