© Licensed to London News Pictures . 27/09/2018 . London , UK . TOMMY ROBINSON looks out of a second floor window of the Old Bailey and gives a thumbs up to supporting crowds on the street outside , ahead of the start of his retrial . Supporters of and those against former EDL leader Tommy Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon ) outside the Old Bailey , as Robinson faces a retrial for Contempt of Court following his actions outside Leeds Crown Court in May 2018 . Robinson was already serving a suspended sentence for the same offence when convicted in May and served time in jail as a consequence , but the newer conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal and a retrial ordered . Photo credit: Joel Goodman/LNP