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Tommy Robinson released from prison early

Onlookers were shocked by his changed appearance

Far-right activist, Tommy Robinson, was released from prison today (Friday September 13) after serving nine weeks of a nine-month sentence.

The former English Defence League founder, 36, emerged from HMP Belmarsh with a shaggy beard.

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Metro reports that Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said of his new, scruffy bearded look: “I look like a little cowardly convert. Salaam alaikum”

He was also quoted as saying that he was visited in prison by an imam every day, but it took 16 days for a Christian representative to visit him.

The first stop after his release was reportedly McDonald’s.

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Robinson has been a controversial figure (Credit: TRG / SplashNews.com)

Robinson was jailed earlier this year after filming defendants outside of Leeds Crown Court in a grooming trial and live-streaming it on Facebook in 2018.

His actions almost caused the collapse of the trial.

After he was sentenced for contempt of court, the Attorney General said: “

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Nancy Brown
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