A group of supporters of far-right activist Tommy Robinson tried to get into the BBC building in central London on Saturday before they were driven away from the area by police.

Hundreds of his supporters gathered earlier on Saturday to call for him to be freed from prison.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is the former leader of the far-right, anti-Islam group the English Defence League.

In July, Robinson was jailed for nine months at the Old Bailey after he was found guilty of contempt of court.

A breakaway group of Tommy Robinson supporters Try to gain entry into the head office of the BBC in central London

Breakaway group of Tommy Robinson supporters tried to gain access to the BBC headquarters and were pushed back by a large number of police