YouTuber faces trial over Tommy Robinson cut threat

A YouTuber accused of threatening to cut Tommy Robinson’s ‘neck off’ in a series of homemade videos was released on bail ahead of his trial in December. Muhammad Abdul Basir, 24, talked about attacking the former English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Wearing a grey suit jacket and dark trousers Basir spoke to confirm his name at the Old Bailey. Basir, who lives with his parents, allegedly discussed cutting Robinson’s ‘neck off’ in a…