The Solicitor General told the Royal Courts he was “not within the jurisdiction of the UK“.

Tommy Robinson has left the country “to put himself beyond the reach of this court’s jurisdiction”.

The Solicitor General tells the Royal Courts:

“We understand he failed to co-operate with a port stop and search. The implication is he was attempting to leave the country and therefore was not intending to attend this hearing this morning.”

He added that Robinson was reminded of the hearing on Monday before he was released on unconditional bail at 10pm on Sunday, but is now believed to be

“left the UK last night and there was nothing to prevent him from doing so”.

An arrest warrant has now been issued for Tommy Robinson after he failed to appear at the Crown Court on Monday for a hearing in his latest contempt case.

Judge Johnson issued a warrant for Robinson’s arrest, but ordered it not to be served until “early October” to give Robinson time to indicate that he would attend the next hearing voluntarily or apply to have the warrant “set aside”.

So why did authorities allow him to leave the country on unconditional bail?