Who is Tommy Robinson and why is Elon Musk throwing his weight behind him?

Musk made posts on X calling for jailed right-wing UK activist Robinson to be released.

Not content with merely campaigning for United States President-elect Donald Trump and urging Germans to vote for the far-right political party, Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the country’s upcoming elections, American billionaire Elon Musk is ruffling political feathers in the United Kingdom as well with an online campaign to free Tommy Robinson, a far-right activist, from prison.

Here is more about Robinson, who is currently serving time for violation of an injunction but has also previously been jailed for assault and contempt of court:

Musk, who was recently named as a special adviser by Trump, posted several times on his X account on Wednesday and Thursday, stating that Robinson, a notorious far-right activist who campaigns against immigration and Islam, “should be freed” from prison.

In another post, he wrote: “Why is Tommy Robinson in a solitary confinement prison for telling the truth?”