The far-right activist known as Tommy Robinson has been arrested by British police on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after a man was allegedly assaulted at a London railway station.

Video from the scene of the alleged assault, which showed a 64-year-old man on the ground, also recorded Robinson appearing to claim he had acted in self-defence.

The injured man was released from hospital on Thursday. Police are understood to be treating him as a victim, not a suspect, at this stage. Police have said he was admitted to hospital “with serious injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening”.

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    17 days ago

    I think it’s a class thing… i.e. he pretends to be working class, but in reality he’s from a family of posh aristocrats.

    At least that’s what I took from the comment, I know next to nothing about the guy.

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      16 days ago

      Oh yeah, the aristocrats with the name “Lennon”…

      He’s not posh at all. He stole the name of a football hooligan to make himself seem tough.

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      in reality he’s from a family of posh aristocrats

      To the extent that there are posh aristocrats in Luton. Lower-middle-class social climbers? Yeah, maybe.