Far-right activist Danny Tommo pleads guilty to slashing migrant dinghy

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Anti-migrant vigilante Daniel Thomas has pled guilty to criminal damage after slashing a migrant dinghy with a knife in the English Channel. The 37-year-old influencer, who also…

Anti-migrant vigilante Daniel Thomas has pled guilty to criminal damage after slashing a migrant dinghy with a knife in the English Channel.

The 37-year-old influencer, who also goes by “Danny Tommo”, changed his plea from not guilty when he appeared via video link from prison at Portsmouth Crown Court on Thursday.

Thomas’ move may come as a surprise to his supporters, with his ally and far-right leader Tommy Robinson urging millions of followers to donate to Thomas’ legal fees on the premise that he had been pleading not guilty.

Thomas livestreamed himself on a boat in the English Channel and filmed migrants on a dinghy being rescued by the RNLI, Border Force and the French Coastguard.

Footage showed that once the boat was empty of migrants – although a French rescue worker was on board – Thomas appeared to slash the dinghy with a knife.

Thomas was described by prosecutor Kevin Lucie at a September hearing in Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court as telling his companions on the boat to street it towards the empty dingy. He then held a knife as rescue crews also approached, from which a Frenchman boarded the Rib.

Thomas then appeared to slash the boat with the knife and can be heard in the video saying: “This is what needs to happen to everyone in these boats. Right, you’re on English territory, This is England, this is not France anymore.

“Get off the boat, you have time to get off the boat. This is not France. Take them back.”

The i Paper has been following Thomas over the past 15 months. Thomas, who previously worked as Robinson’s bodyguard and associate, escalated his activities from placing England flags across Birmingham in the summer of 2025 to slashing boats in France and harassing migrants.

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