Far-right leader defends Muslim student subject to social media hate campaign

Far-right leader defends Muslim student subject to social media hate campaign Submitted by Imran Mulla on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:27 Aisha Khan-Aziz faced a storm of abuse by prominent UK and US commentators after remarks at an Oxford Union debate with Tommy Robinson were taken out of context Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, speaks at the Oxford Union on 17 June (Screengrab/X) Off Far-right leader Tommy Robinson , real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has defended and apologised to a Muslim student at Oxford University after she faced a barrage of abuse and anger from prominent right-wing personalities in Britain and the US , over a video clip from an Oxford Union debate which was taken out of context. The debate at the prestigious debating society, held on 17 June, was on the motion "This House believes the West is right to be suspicious of Islam". Robinson, an anti-Islam activist whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was debating on the motion's proposition team, which lost the debate.