Luton Town boss urges fans to stop chanting Tommy Robinson's name at matches

Luton Town FC’s chief executive has urged fans to stop chanting the name of far-right activist Tommy Robinson at matches.

A few supporters of the League One side chanted about the former British National Party (BNP) member at their last two away fixtures.

Gary Sweet branded the behaviour “hugely disappointing” after an away game at West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday.

“Apart from the result, our experience was blemished, for the second away game running, by hearing the chanting the name of a political figurehead by a small number of Hatters supporters,” he said in a statement.

“This is hugely disappointing for us, as a board, because the individual in question wasn’t playing or involved in the squad or staff.”

Any sort of prejudice “can and should be left for another day,” he said.

He added that Luton and Luton Town Football Club “intertwined in a rich tapestry of continuous change and diversity” and that embracing diversity has always been “ideologically characteristic of ‘being Lutonian’.”

Robinson co-founded and served as spokesman and leader of the English Defence League (EDL). He was a member of the BNP from 2004 to 2005.

He was also joint vice-chairman of the British Freedom Party for a short time in 2012.

Robinson is currently awaiting a fresh hearing after being briefly jailed on a finding of contempt of court. He was later released following a successful appeal against the ruling.

During an interview on Tucker Carlson Tonight, he said he was severely mistreated and put into solitary confinement when transferred to HMP Onley.