Inside the Oxford Union debate where Tommy Robinson lost to a Palestinian student from Gaza Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 06/18/2026 - 10:14 The far-right leader was defeated in a fiery debate on Islam as hundreds of protestors surrounded the prestigious institution's building Tommy Robinson and Arwa Elrayess at the Oxford Union on Wednesday (MEE/Imran Mulla) Off On Wednesday night Britain's most notorious anti-Islam activist was hosted at the Oxford Union by a Palestinian student from Gaza who said she was upholding his right to free speech, before roundly defeating him in a debate on Islam. Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, arrived at the debating society to speak in support of the motion "This House believes the West is right to be suspicious of Islam". It failed to pass.