Tommy Robinson planned to exploit Sikhs, Jews, and Hindus to turn people in the UK against Islam, according to the i website.
The website reported receiving leaked details of meetings held by Robinson, revealing his strategy to recruit support from other religious groups and communities for a campaign against British Muslims.
The convicted criminal’s plan, dubbed “UK Against Hate,” aimed to counter pro-Palestinian rallies in London and involve members of Sikh, Jewish, Hindu, and black communities.
The strategy included coordinating with far-right influencers and mobilising football hooligans for rallies nationwide.
The meetings revealed Robinson’s intention to use his large social media following to spread his message and collaborate with other far-right and controversial figures online to reach millions.
According to the website, Robinson wanted the campaign not to mention Muslims specifically but looked to imply criticism by discussing terrorist attacks and inflammatory language like “jihad” on the streets of the UK.
The plan also included Robinson’s media team to specifically feature non-white faces in promotional videos to create an impression of diverse communities against British Muslims.
Contacted for comment by the i, Robinson said: “[No one] cares what your fake news media prints. We are the media now. We want our country back [and] your slanderous boring articles will not deter us. But yes we are going to unite the UK [and] the world against jihad.”
Robinson blamed for fuelling far-right riots
Robinson’s meetings last year appear to have laid the foundation for the “patriotic” rally he helped organise in London earlier this summer.
The event occurred just days before widespread far-right riots erupted across Britain following the tragic murder of three young girls in Southport.
In the aftermath of the Southport stabbings, Robinson used his social media following of nearly 800,000 to push false information.
He posted messages and videos falsely claiming the attacker was an “illegal” migrant and called for an end to migrant boat crossings.
The misinformation campaign amongst the right-wing and far-right contributed to the violent riots targeting mosques, asylum centres, and hotels housing immigrants.
The riots led to over 1,000 arrests and hundreds of criminal charges being filed.
A recent poll showed that most Brits held Tommy Robinson and controversial politician Nigel Farage responsible for the riots.
According to the survey by Savanta, reported by HuffPost, 54% of respondents believe Tommy Robinson is to blame for the unrest.
Close behind, 51% attribute fault to Farage. The Reform MP faced backlash for spreading misinformation on social media, which he later admitted was false. In another video, he condemned the violence but added that perceived ‘two-tier policing’ was stoking public unrest.
Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter), was also heavily mentioned, with 44% of those polled implicating the billionaire.
Despite allegations of ‘two-tier policing’, the poll of 2,237 people carried out between August 9 and 11, showed that 64% of those surveyed believe the police handled the riots effectively.
