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'I like to give the impression that I'm a successful man even when I'm not'

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Vincent
Published date11 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The incident, which happened in October 2018, was filmed and, shortly after the video went viral, Robinson claimed in two Facebook videos that Mr Hijazi was "not innocent and he violently attacks young English girls in his school."

The clips were viewed by nearly a million people and 39-year-old Robinson also claimed Mr

Hijazi "beat a girl black and blue" and "threatened to stab" another boy at his school. Both allegations were found to be false last summer.

Following a pre-trial hearing in the libel case in November 2020, Robinson was ordered to pay £43,293 in legal costs. However, the sum was not paid, so Mr Hijazi's lawyers successfully applied for an order requiring Robinson to return to court to answer questions about his finances.

The English Defence League (EDL) founder failed to attend court to be questioned in March 2022 but appeared at a hearing in London on Thursday to answer questions.

During the questioning, Robinson told the court that two years before declaring bankruptcy, he spent around £100,000 on gambling in casinos.

He said: "I sold a property, received the money and I spent it,"

Robinson also claimed he owed £160,000 to HM Revenue and Customs but later said this was an estimate. Mr Hijzai's barrister, Ian Helme, said: "You don't know, you don't care. You're putting numbers here and you don't know if they're accurate," Robinson later said: "I've always been a disaster with paperwork and finance from day dot." After questions about his tax returns, Robinson told the High Court he had not contacted either his accountant or HMRC prior to Thursday's hearing.

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Discussing his accountant, Robinson said: "He's not my best mate, I owe him money...I haven't spoken to him."

He was then quizzed over a claim made in his book Enemy Of The State that when the EDL was founded in 2009, there were seven properties in his or his then-wife's name.

Robinson said: "I had a ghost-writer that helped me with the book. I like to give off the...

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