Details of Tommy Robinson's life in prison have been revealed at a hearing at the UK High Court

Details of Tommy Robinson's time in prison were revealed at a hearing at the UK High Court as he attempts to challenge the government's handling of his detention.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for 18 months in October last year for contempt of court and is currently serving his sentence at Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

He is taking steps to sue the Justice Department over his segregation from other inmates.

The court was told on Thursday that his isolation was due to security concerns, including threats that he would be “killed by a lifer”.

The Justice Department disputes that claim, arguing that his segregation conditions were “significantly more liberal” than standard segregation regimes, including the ability to use a laptop and email, access to an exercise yard for several hours a day, and the ability to make phone calls for social issues for four hours a day.

Tom Cross of the Justice Department said in an affidavit that 120 people had been approved to visit him and that he had been granted “more than 80 visits,” including 13 “non-family visits” approved through March 30, as well as the ability to request visits with other inmates.

His social visits are two hours four days a week, which he says is “significantly in excess” of the prison's minimum one hour visit three days a week for unconvicted prisoners.

Mr Cross noted that the prison governor had said Robinson had “significantly more visiting time than any other prisoner at HMP Woodhill”.

He added that from March 11, Robinson was allowed to use his phone for four hours a day to communicate with family and friends after his request for more frequent phone use was approved.

Mr Cross told the court: “Since November 1 he (Robinson) has made over 1,250 phone calls for social services.”