British far-right activist Tommy Robinson said he was detained at Heathrow Airport for almost three hours on Saturday on his return from Russia via Turkey a week after he posted heavily online about racist and anti-immigrant riots in Northern Ireland.

Police stop comes after far-right activist rose to global prominence on social media amid racial tensions in Britain

Far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was stopped and had his phones seized at London airport