Tommy Robinson will face libel trial over refugee slur claims

Tommy Robinson will face a libel trial at the High Court after he accused a Syrian refugee of taking part in a gang attack on a young schoolgirl. The English Defence League founder, 37, is being sued by Jamal Hijazi after he made two videos in response to reports the schoolboy had been assaulted in the playground. Video footage in November 2018 went viral showing Jamal, then 16, being pushed to the ground and threatened with drowning at Almondbury Community…