Tommy Robinson's Pegida Ambition
Former leader of the English Defence League Tommy Robinson launches the UK branch of the German anti-Islam group Pegida and meets some of his fiercest foes in Birmingham.
Tommy Robinson was the most high profile figure in the English Defence League. Then he apparently abandoned his hostility towards Islam and aligned himself with the counter extremism think tank Quilliam. Now he is back on the anti-Islam beat, helping to launch the UK branch of the German pressure group Pegida, with the first rally planned to take place in Birmingham. Reporter and Birmingham resident Adrian Goldberg spends time with Robinson and gets him to meet some of his fiercest foes in the city.
Producer: Smita Patel
Researcher: Holly Topham
Editor: Innes Bowen.
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