Over a hundred protesters gathered in Oxford to protest against the Oxford Union eve (Image: Getty) Protesters against an event featuring far-right activist Tommy Robinson have clashed with counter-protesters in Oxford. The Oxford Union debating society sparked controversy when it announced it would host a debate entitled The West Is Right To Be Suspicious Of Islam, featuring Robinson – whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Former actor turned activist, Laurence Fox, was also at the event as well as former Conservative MP, Jacob Rees-Mogg, who was pictured arriving with his wife, Helena, to argue against Mr Yaxley-Lennon. Protesters took to New Inn Hall Street and Cornmarket Street on Wednesday (June 17), occupying either side of St Michael Street where the event was taking place. Chanting slogans such as “Oxford Union, shame, shame”, they far outnumbered the handful of counter-protesters carrying Union flags who gathered in Cornmarket Street in support of Mr Yaxley-Lennon. The two groups were separated by a police cordon, with officers present across the area to monitor the protest. Stephen Yaxley-Lennon has been …