Tommy Robinson faces potential criminal probe following Channel 4 investigation

Tommy Robinson, born Stephen Yaxley Lennon, may face a criminal investigation into allegations of perjury and fraud following a Channel 4 Dispatches documentary titled Tommy Robinson: Where’s The Money Gone?. Former director of public prosecutions Sir Max Hill KC stated that some of the material gathered by the program could justify a criminal inquiry. Robinson has denied the allegations of perjury and fraud in a written statement.

The investigation examined several fundraising drives conducted in Robinson's name. Sir Max Hill described a failure to pass on funds raised for a survivor of the Telford grooming scandal as likely to be fraud through misrepresentation. The survivor, identified as Kate, alleged she received no money and accused Robinson of filming a suicidal phone call without consent. Robinson denied using her crisis for money and claimed he recorded the call due to an imminent risk to her life.

Further allegations involve perjury during a 2022 High Court hearing regarding unpaid libel damages owed to Jamal Hijazi. While Robinson claimed in court that he had no role in running Lennon Consultancy Limited, the documentary reported seeing a 2018 legal contract signed by him on behalf of the company and emails showing him directing staff. Sir Max Hill described this evidence as deeply concerning.

The program also challenged Robinson's public claims that he has been debanked in the UK. Reporter Matt Shea successfully transferred money into a Metro Bank account held under the name Stephen Lennon. Robinson responded that this was a basic personal account and not a standard current account, asserting that supporter funds do not go into it.

Additionally, the investigation found that four companies used for fundraising failed to file accounts, and three went into liquidation owing money to HMRC. Robinson stated he was not a director of any of these companies. Regarding an appeal for the family of Peter Lynch, Robinson claimed the family declined the money and that the funds were instead used to support his own children.