FAR-RIGHT activist Tommy Robinson told police he would not give up the pin for his phone because he did not want them to see his “journalist material,” his trial heard today.

The 42-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was driving a silver Bentley SUV to the Spanish tourist hotspot of Benidorm when he was stopped by officers at the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone, the court was told.

Police were suspicious of Mr Robinson’s “vague replies” about what he was doing and demanded access to his mobile phone under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, Westminster magistrates’ court heard.

The Act gives police the power to stop anyone passing through a UK port “to determine whether they may be involved or concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.”

Mr Robinson denies failing to comply with the counter-terrorism powers during the incident on July 28 last year.

If found guilty, he could be jailed for up to three months and/or receive a £2,500 fine. 

The trial continues.