Charlton Athletic have cut ties with a prominent sponsor after he appeared to endorse Tommy Robinson on his social media profile.
Darren New is a life-long Charlton fan whose companies have sponsored the club in various ways as well as Charlton Athletic Community Trust events. Charlton officials had spoken of him last year as “part of the Charlton family”.
This week, New had posted on his X account — @dneventslogist1 — statements that appeared sympathetic to far-right agitator known as Tommy Robinson, the founder of the English Defence League whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.