Tommy Robinson says he was stopped at Heathrow by police

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Ella Kipling

Far-right activist Tommy Robinson says he was stopped at Heathrow Airport under counter terrorism laws and had his phones seized on Saturday evening.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said a man in his 40s was stopped after returning to the UK from Russia via Turkey.

A man was stopped at around 17:00 GMT under the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019, they added.

The statement said: "The man was interviewed by officers and his communication devices were seized. He was subsequently released."

Robinson, 43, posted a video on X earlier in the week showing him meeting Elon Musk's father in Moscow.

He had been stopped by officers at the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone while driving a friend's silver Bentley to Spain.

Robinson refused to give officers the Pin to his phone during the stop, saying that the device contained confidential journalistic material.