Daniel Thomas (activist)
British far-right activist
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Daniel Thomas, nicknamed Danny Tommo, is a British far-right activist who founded the group Patriot Platform. He is a former bodyguard for Tommy Robinson and a former member of the group Raise the Colours.
Background
Thomas is a former bodyguard for Tommy Robinson. Prior to his involvement in far-right politics, he was a tank driver in the King's Royal Hussars, although The Telegraph reports that he was medically discharged before he experienced active service.[1][2] In 2016, he was jailed for attempted kidnapping, after he burst into a man's house along with two others, armed with knives, shouting "You're coming with us". The group incorrectly alleged that the man had stolen £10,000 worth of drugs from them. The judge called the incident "extraordinarily frightening" and said it was matched only by its "stupidity". After being released from prison, Thomas became a close associate of Robinson.[3]
Raise the Colours
In January 2026, Thomas was one of 10 British nationals banned from entering France for engaging in anti-migrant vigilantism with the group Raise the Colours.[1] Thomas subsequently left the group after he fell out with its co-founder, Ryan Bridge.[4][5][6]
Patriot Platform
Thomas subsequently formed a group called Patriot Platform, which claims to have been behind an anti-immigration protest that involved several hundred black-clad and masked men blocking roads in Dover on 5 September 2026.[7][8][9] The group had reportedly "initially threatened to blockade Dover for three days".[10] The following night, members of the group blocked roads in Portsmouth to try to stop newly arrived migrants being taken to a processing centre.[11][12] Thomas livestreamed the Portsmouth protest from the scene.[13] According to Searchlight, Thomas had held a number of recruitment rallies for Patriot Platform during summer 2026.[14]
Belfast riots
In June 2026, Thomas travelled to Belfast during the 2026 Northern Ireland riots.[15] He was subsequently incorrectly identified in social media posts to be the victim of the stabbing attack that precipitated the riots. Thomas's photo appeared in posts purporting to identify the victim, who was in fact an Irish man named Stephen Ogilvie.[16][15]
Port of Dover charges
In August 2026, Thomas pleaded guilty at Margate Magistrates' Court to one charge and not guilty to another five charges, relating to attempts he allegedly make to film asylum seekers who had been rescued from small boats in the English Channel as they were landed at the Port of Dover. He pleaded guilty to entering a restricted harbour area and not guilty to charges including using threatening or abusive words or behaviour and using racially abusive words or behaviour.[17][18]