'Tommy Ten Names' Let Off Despite CCTV Evidence

Robinson seen on CCTV at St Pancras, walking away from the assault victim

Tommy Robinson will not be charged over an alleged assault at St Pancras on 28 July; the Crown Prosecution Service said there was “no realistic prospect of conviction”; the alleged victim declined to give a statement; police reviewed CCTV and arrested Robinson at Luton on 4 August.

Far-right activist and convicted criminal Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, will face no further criminal action after a British Transport Police probe and a CPS review. Detectives gathered CCTV and witness accounts. The injured man - a pensioner aged 64 - was treated in hospital for two days. The CPS told police the legal test to charge was not met. 

CCTV from the scene circulated online. In the video clip of the alleged assault, Robinson appears to say: “He f***ing came at me, bruv,” and has since said he acted in self-defence. His supporters call the decision a vindication. What the right views as proof of innocence, critics see as a failure to hold a known far-right figure to account. 

Legal experts say the CPS must apply a two-part test before charging. Prosecutors must be satisfied there is a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest. Where a key witness will not give evidence, prosecutors often say they cannot meet that test.It is not known at this stage why the alleged assault victim declined to give a statement.

Robinson was released on bail on 3 July, just weeks before the St Pancras incident, and still faces Crown Court trial on charges of harassment causing fear of violence - the case still awaits a pre-trial hearing and is expected to be heard in October 2026.

Just a week ago, Robinson circulated an altered video of a Black grandfather and his two grandchildren playing in a park, saying "Wtf is even going on here? Where are the parents?!". The family, who had innocently shared the original happy video on TikTok, has since been targeted, threatened and abused after it was cropped and changed by far-right trolls.

Left: The original Tiktokvideo of Olajuwon Ayeni and his grandchildren, filmed and shared by his wife Natalie Right: The cropped and altered one shared across social media by Tommy Robinson and other far-right accounts

The Robinson case sits in a wider pattern. Recent CPS figures show prosecutions can fail when victims withdraw support or do not co-operate. In the latest quarter, the CPS recorded a rise in cases stopped because victims were unable or unwilling to support the prosecution. Campaigners warn this trend erodes public confidence. They say delays, pressure on victim support services and fear all play a part. 

Robinson’s record matters to how people read the outcome. Advocacy groups label him a leading far-right activist and point to a history of offences and inflammatory speech. They say the public should not confuse a legal decision with moral or political absolution. 

The broader question is how to balance fair process with accountability. Courts and prosecutors must follow the law. But the justice system also needs victims to feel safe in order for them to participate. That requires more support, quicker timetables, and plain language public updates.

If the state cannot secure witness cooperation in high-profile cases, powerful figures will face less scrutiny. That outcome will please some. It will worry others who want a system that protects the vulnerable and holds the powerful to account.

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References

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“Tommy Robinson will not face charges over alleged assault at railway station”, Sky News, 27 August 2025, https://news.sky.com/story/tommy-robinson-will-not-face-charges-over-alleged-assault-at-railway-station-13419367.

Margaret Davis, “Tommy Robinson won’t be charged over alleged St Pancras assault, police say”, The Independent, 27 August 2025, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tommy-robinson-st-pancras-assault-police-b2815184.html.

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