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The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has lost a High Court challenge over the conditions of his imprisonment at HMP Woodhill, with a judge ruling he must stay in isolation for his own safety.
One man who has argued for Robinson’s release – wrongly labelling him a political prisoner silenced for exposing the brutality of the Pakistani rape gangs – is billionaire X owner Elon Musk.
So how has Robinson found this new following amongst Trump’s “new right” fan base? How has he repositioned himself as the victim of an establishment conspiracy?
In this special edition of the Daily T, Camilla goes to Luton in search of the real Tommy Robinson, asking those who’ve worked with him how he has come to be hailed as a folk hero – and where his motivations truly lie.
Producer: Georgia Coan
Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey
Executive Producer: Louisa Wells
Social Media Producer: Ji-Min Lee
Video Editor: Andy Mackenzie
Studio Director: Meghan Searle
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Original music by Goss Studio
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