Tommy Robinson supporters are planning to stage another protest in Leeds.

They will take to the streets of the city on Saturday, September 7 to protest against the imprisonment of the English Defence League founder.

The 36-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for nine months in July for contempt of court, after he interfered with the trial of a grooming gang at Leeds Crown Court in May 2018.

A statement issued by Leeds City Council says people taking part in a Tommy Robinson protest march will meet in City Square at 11am to start a two-hour demonstration.

It also says police will be in attendance and rolling road closures will be in place while the protesters make their way round the city centre.

Leeds Stand Up To Racism has already drawn up plans for a counter demonstration.

Hundreds of Robinson's supporters brought Leeds to a standstill with a huge protest in June 2018, after he was jailed at Leeds Crown Court in May 2018.

A Tommy Robinson supporter stands in front of a police line near Vicar Lane
A Tommy Robinson supporter stands in front of a police line near Vicar Lane

That conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal and a new trial was ordered. That resulted in him being jailed at the Old Bailey earlier this year.

Delivering that prison sentence, Dame Victoria Sharp said: ”We are in no doubt a custodial threshold is passed in this case. Nothing less than a custodial penalty would reflect the gravity of the conduct.”

Tommy Robinson outside the Old Bailey in London after being found in contempt of court
Tommy Robinson outside the Old Bailey in London after being found in contempt of court

She also said Robinson encouraged 'vigilante action' when he broadcast a live video from outside the court as the defendants arrived for the trial.

It lasted an hour-and-a-half and was viewed online 250,000 times on the morning of the broadcast.

The judge said the words he used in the video would have been understood by viewers as 'an incitement' to harass the defendants and 'gave rise to a real risk the course of justice would be seriously impeded'.

Throughout the Old Bailey hearing, Robinson denied any wrongdoing, saying he did not believe he was breaching reporting restrictions.

But Dame Victoria and Mr Justice Warby found he was in contempt by breaching the reporting restriction imposed on the trial, by live-streaming the video from outside the public entrance to the court and by 'aggressively confronting and filming' some of the defendants.

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