John Cleese and Elon Musk wade in after Tommy Robinson 'detained under terror laws at Heathrow Airport'

TOMMY Robinson said he was detained at Heathrow Airport under counter-terrorism laws, sparking responses from comedian John Cleese and world's richest man Elon Musk.

The right-wing activist said his phones have been seized and he was held for "the best part of three hours".

It comes after he was found not guilty of failing to comply with a requirement to provide his phone pin at the Port of Dover.

"I'm a terrorist again," he posted on X.

"I was detained under section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019."

He added: "Looks like more defence and court fees ***!!!"

Former Monty Python star Mr Cleese posted in response: "Did he stab someone?"

Newly-crowned trillionaire and X owner Musk responded to that: "He used words that the pro-stabbing politicians didn’t like."

An admin on his X account later said: "Whilst our borders are open, whilst terrorist are coming in, Sudanese migrants are coming in trying to hack peoples heads off and rape our women and daughters, Tommy has been detained under the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 and had his personal possessions seized in order for the UK government to get intelligence.

"They likely want to see who he is talking to, and maybe find out who his sources are, sources who will expose politicians for their part in the rape of a generation of British girls.

"This is an attack on free speech, this is an attack on investigative journalism, nothing more nothing less.

"The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 is there to stop and investigate people who are travelling to plan, prepare and carry out hostile acts.

"So the UK government must think he's actually a terrorist planning to hurt British people, or they don't want to be exposed for the child raping facilitators they are. What do you think?"

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Lennon, was previously cleared of a terror charge after he refused to give police the PIN to his phone during a stop in July 2024.

He argued the device contained confidential journalistic material on grooming gangs he had exposed.

Senior District Judge and Chief Magistrate for England and Wales, Paul Goldspring ruled the stop was likely unlawful and the Kent Police officers who detained him did it solely because of who he was and not for any legitimate grounds.