LONDON: A London jury found far-right activist Tommy Robinson guilty on Wednesday of harassing two journalists in the latest criminal conviction for the controversial anti-immigration figurehead.

Jurors at Southwark Crown Court in the British capital convicted Robinson whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon by majorities of 10 to two on two harassment counts, after deliberating for 11 hours and 25 minutes.

The 43-year-old, who remains on bail, will be sentenced on Dec 16 and couldfaceupto10yearsin prison, under UK harassment law. One of Britain`s best known far-right activists with a large online following, he already boasts a string of criminal convictions, including forassault, fraud and contempt of court, and has served multiple jail terms previously.

The latest case concerns Robinson`s actions towards two journalists freelance reporter Andrew Young and a Daily Mail editor Jacob Dirnhuber amid nationwide unrest in 2024 that followed the murders of three girls in Southport, northwest England.

He had posted a series of social media messages online about the unfolding situation while on holiday in Cyprus, prompting the Mail to send Young and a photographer to the island. After the tabloid published a story about him `stoking riots from his sunbed`, Robinson was accused of harassing the two journalists through his X account.-AFP