Activist Tommy Robinson says he and his family have departed Britain indefinitely after police warned of a threat tied to an Islamic State publication.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
Tommy Robinson, a longtime anti-grooming gang activist and self-described citizen journalist, said he has left the United Kingdom with his family after being alerted to an alleged threat linked to the Islamic State.
Robinson stated that his name appeared in an ISIS-linked publication, prompting him to relocate his family outside Britain on what he described as an indefinite basis. “Fears for my family’s safety and the risk of being targeted by extremists, remaining in the UK would endanger me [and] those around me,” he said.
On Friday evening, Robinson shared a recording he described as a phone call with Bedfordshire Police. In the recording, an apparent officer told him that the force had “received intelligence” indicating that an ISIS-related publication had encouraged individuals to “commit violence” against him.
According to the officer heard in the recording, the publication was identified as “Yalgaar,” which authorities associate with the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), a regional branch of ISIS. The officer stated that the publication is considered “proscribed” in the United Kingdom, meaning it has been formally banned as terrorist material under British law.
The officer further indicated that Robinson’s appearance in the publication had been flagged to local police by counter-terrorism intelligence services. Despite the warning, the officer reportedly told Robinson that the threat did not justify him carrying weapons for protection in public.
The development follows a separate legal case involving Robinson that concluded last year. He had faced prosecution after declining to provide police with the PIN to his mobile phone during a border stop in 2024. The request was made under the Terrorism Act 2000, which allows authorities to compel disclosure of electronic device access information during certain security-related stops.
Robinson argued that complying with the request would have compromised confidential journalistic sources stored on his device. The case was ultimately dismissed in November, after a judge determined that the stop may have been politically motivated.
Robinson has previously accused the British government of using legal mechanisms to target him because of his views and activism related to grooming gang cases in the UK. Authorities have not publicly released additional details regarding the reported ISIS-linked publication or any ongoing investigation related to the alleged threat.
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