Calvin Robinson

Robinson is of mixed-race heritage. He describes his background as "half Afro-Caribbean and half English"."The Left's Quest to Remove Whiteness & Undermine Our Culture" published by The New Culture Forum; 20 March 2022.{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Fr Calvin |date=30 November 2022 |title=Why Enoch was Right |url=https://calvinrobinson.substack.com/p/why-enoch-was-right |access-date= |website=calvinrobinson.substack.com |language=en |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408132242/https://calvinrobinson.substack.com/p/why-enoch-was-right |url-status=live }} His paternal grandparents emigrated from Jamaica as members of the Windrush generation.{{Cite news |last=Pearson |first=Allison |date=24 May 2022 |title=Institutionally racist? The Church of England has fallen victim to institutional cowardice |work=The Daily Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2022/05/24/institutionally-racist-church-england-has-fallen-victim-institutional/ |access-date= |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129202716/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2022/05/24/institutionally-racist-church-england-has-fallen-victim-institutional/ |url-status=live }} He was born and grew up in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, attending High Oakham Primary School, The Brunts Academy, and later West Nottinghamshire College. He then studied at the University of Westminster where he graduated with a degree in computer games design and programming.{{Cite news |last=Topping |first=Andrew |date=23 February 2021 |title=Former Mansfield teacher on why he's been called a "race traitor" for his right-wing views |work=Nottingham Post |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/former-mansfield-teacher-hes-been-5035770 |access-date= |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508230009/https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/former-mansfield-teacher-hes-been-5035770 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://pocketmags.com/us/linux-format-magazine/august-2020/articles/782985/creating-pac-man-style-games-in-python |title=Creating Pac-Man style games in Python |publisher=pocketmags.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-date=26 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126233347/https://pocketmags.com/us/linux-format-magazine/august-2020/articles/782985/creating-pac-man-style-games-in-python |url-status=live }}

Robinson was employed in the technology industry before training as a teacher. He taught computer science at St Mary's and St John's Church of England School in Hendon where he became head of the IT department. In 2017, Robinson was featured in a recruitment advert encouraging people to become teachers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2018/speaker/calvin-robinson/|title=Calvin Robinson – Battle of Ideas 2018|access-date=14 January 2022|archive-date=14 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114235723/https://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2018/speaker/calvin-robinson/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Desborough |first=Jenny |date=26 June 2017 |title=Teacher becomes face of national recruitment campaign for teaching staff |url=https://www.times-series.co.uk/news/15372525.teacher-becomes-face-national-recruitment-campaign-teaching-staff/ |access-date= |website=Hendon & Finchley Times |publisher= |archive-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114235723/https://www.times-series.co.uk/news/15372525.teacher-becomes-face-national-recruitment-campaign-teaching-staff/ |url-status=live }} He was a video games journalist and is also owner of the video games site God is a Geek.{{Cite web|title=LDN Team|url=http://ldn.cm/team.html|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|website=LDN.cm|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815014422/http://ldn.cm:80/team.html |archive-date=15 August 2015 }}{{Cite web|title=LDN Publishing|url=http://ldn.cm/publishing.html|url-status=live|access-date=7 January 2022|website=LDN.cm|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815004458/http://ldn.cm:80/publishing.html |archive-date=15 August 2015 }}

Between 2019 and 2021, he was a school governor and trustee at the Michaela School in Wembley.{{cite web |title=Calvin ROBINSON |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/FlaUdQa9Ah6YRjF4u7nVY9dYiuI/appointments |website=Find and update company information |publisher=Companies House |access-date=10 February 2023 |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210023829/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/FlaUdQa9Ah6YRjF4u7nVY9dYiuI/appointments |url-status=live }} In 2020, he was appointed to the education sub-committee of the board of the Royal Academy of Dance;{{cite web |title=Annual Report and Financial Statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2020 |url=https://media.royalacademyofdance.org/media/2021/04/07103353/Financial-Report-2019-20-310321.pdf |website=Royal Academy of Dance |access-date=10 February 2023 |page=15 }} Christian Concern reported on 1 October 2023 that Robinson had been "cancelled" from this role for opposing a drag queen storytelling session and had received an out-of-court settlement.{{Cite web |last=Christian Concern |date=1 October 2023 |title=Calvin Robinson: GB News presenter wins £8,000 settlement after cancellation by dance academy for opposing 'Drag Queen Story Hour' |url=https://christianconcern.com/ccpressreleases/calvin-robinson-gb-news-presenter-wins-8000-settlement-after-cancellation-by-dance-academy-for-opposing-drag-queen-story-hour/ |access-date= |website=Christian Concern |archive-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023103021/https://christianconcern.com/ccpressreleases/calvin-robinson-gb-news-presenter-wins-8000-settlement-after-cancellation-by-dance-academy-for-opposing-drag-queen-story-hour/ |url-status=live }} He also became a senior fellow responsible for education policy at the Policy Exchange, a think tank with conservative precepts, but no longer held the position by 2023.{{cite web |title=Calvin Robinson, Author at Policy Exchange |url=https://policyexchange.org.uk/author/calvinrobinson/ |website=Policy Exchange |access-date=10 February 2023 |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210025333/https://policyexchange.org.uk/author/calvinrobinson/ |url-status=live }}

In 2016, Robinson was the Conservative Party candidate in a by-election for the Kilburn ward of Brent Council; he was defeated by the Labour Party candidate. In 2018 he stood as a Conservative for election to Camden Council in the Conservative-held Swiss Cottage ward; he was again defeated by Labour Party candidates.{{Cite web|title=About Calvin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315014917/https://www.calvinrobinson.org/|archive-date=15 March 2022| url=https://www.calvinrobinson.org/|access-date=5 December 2022|website=Calvin Robinson}}

Robinson was named as the Brexit Party candidate for Broxtowe in the 2019 general election,{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Simeon|date=6 December 2019|title=A call for student Brexiteers in the 'Battle of Broxtowe'|url=https://thetab.com/uk/nottingham/2019/12/06/a-call-for-student-brexiteers-in-the-battle-of-broxtowe-46406|url-status=live|access-date=4 June 2021|website=The Tab|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215124700/https://thetab.com/uk/nottingham/2019/12/06/a-call-for-student-brexiteers-in-the-battle-of-broxtowe-46406 |archive-date=15 December 2019 }} but the Brexit Party chose to not stand in seats won by the Conservatives in the last election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2019-we-wont-stand-aside-for-you-in-any-seats-boris-johnson-tells-nigel-farage-a4284971.html|title=We won't stand aside for you in any seats, Johnson tells Farage|date=12 November 2019|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=29 March 2020|archive-date=12 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112202125/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/general-election-2019-we-wont-stand-aside-for-you-in-any-seats-boris-johnson-tells-nigel-farage-a4284971.html|url-status=live}}

Robinson has also held various positions in right-wing political organisations and campaigns including Defund the BBC, Unite2Leave (a pro-Brexit tactical voting campaign), and Conservative Way Forward. He has contributed to Black Lives Matter UK: An Anthology, a Henry Jackson Society report opposing Black Lives Matter and "hard-left identity politics".{{cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Nafeez |date=8 December 2020 |title=Alt-Right Pseudoscience – Part 2: The Free Speech Union and Scientific Racism |work=Byline Times |url=https://bylinetimes.com/2020/12/08/alt-right-pseudoscience-part-2-the-free-speech-union-and-scientific-racism/ |archive-date=3 January 2022 |access-date=3 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103213715/https://bylinetimes.com/2020/12/08/alt-right-pseudoscience-part-2-the-free-speech-union-and-scientific-racism/ |url-status=live }} Robinson said his commentary has made him the target of racial abuse.{{Cite web |last=Topping |first=Andrew |date=23 February 2021 |title=Former teacher called a 'race traitor' for his right-wing views |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/former-mansfield-teacher-hes-been-5035770 |website=Nottingham Post |access-date=8 May 2021 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508230009/https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/former-mansfield-teacher-hes-been-5035770 |url-status=live }} In 2023–24, he was associated with right-wing group Turning Point UK.{{cite web | last=Adams | first=Tim | title=Farage, Fox and rolling outrage: the inside story of GB News | website=the Guardian | date=11 March 2023 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/mar/11/farage-fox-and-rolling-outrage-the-inside-story-of-gb-news | access-date=16 October 2024}}{{cite web | last=Billson | first=Chantelle | title=Tories urged to cut ties with 'hate-filled' right-wing group Turning Point UK | website=PinkNews | date=18 April 2023 | url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/18/conservatives-turning-point-uk-right-wing-organisation/ | access-date=16 October 2024 | archive-date=8 December 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208183234/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/04/18/conservatives-turning-point-uk-right-wing-organisation/ | url-status=live }}

On 2 August 2024, he became the lead spokesman for the UK Independence Party (UKIP).{{cite web | title=UKIP opens door to Yaxley-Lennon and anti-Islam, Christian crusade | website=Searchlight | date=14 August 2024 | url=https://www.searchlightmagazine.com/2024/08/ukip-opens-door-to-yaxley-lennon-and-anti-islam-christian-crusade/ | access-date=16 October 2024 | archive-date=9 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909091955/https://www.searchlightmagazine.com/2024/08/ukip-opens-door-to-yaxley-lennon-and-anti-islam-christian-crusade/ | url-status=live }}

Robinson worked for Talkradio and as a television presenter on GB News from late 2022, fronting a show called Calvin's Common Sense Crusade.{{cite news |last1=Waterson |first1=Jim |title=Andrew Neil outflanked by Nigel Farage in GB News culture war |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/aug/24/andrew-neil-outflanked-by-nigel-farage-in-gb-news-culture-war |work=The Guardian |date=24 August 2021}}{{Cite web |date=4 October 2022 |title=GB News's Calvin Robinson claims Conservative Party has been 'infiltrated by Marxist ideology' |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/23018310.gb-newss-calvin-robinson-claims-conservative-party-infiltrated-marxist-ideology/ |access-date= |website=The National |language=en |archive-date=16 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016221125/https://www.thenational.scot/news/23018310.gb-newss-calvin-robinson-claims-conservative-party-infiltrated-marxist-ideology/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=29 October 2022 |title=Common Sense Crusade with Calvin Robinson |url=https://theglobalherald.com/news/common-sense-crusade-with-calvin-robinson-sunday-30th-october/ |access-date= |website=The Global Herald |language=en-US |archive-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130224306/https://theglobalherald.com/news/common-sense-crusade-with-calvin-robinson-sunday-30th-october/ |url-status=live }} In November 2022, he "appeared on the channel to amplify the false conspiracy theory that President Zelenskyy of Ukraine was using war as a front for a private money-laundering operation involving the bankrupt FTX crypto platform."

On 29 September 2023, Robinson was suspended from GB News after speaking out in favour of Dan Wootton, who had recently been suspended for misogynistic comments made on his show by Laurence Fox.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=29 October 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66958077 |work=BBC News |title=GB News: Calvin Robinson becomes third presenter suspended |language=en-UK |archive-date=29 September 2023 |access-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929123908/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66958077 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://news.sky.com/story/third-gb-news-presenter-calvin-robinson-suspended-as-channel-boss-condemns-laurence-fox-comments-12972161 |title=Third GB News presenter Calvin Robinson suspended - as channel boss condemns Laurence Fox comments |date=29 September 2023 |work=Sky News |archive-date=2 October 2023 |access-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002060312/https://news.sky.com/story/third-gb-news-presenter-calvin-robinson-suspended-as-channel-boss-condemns-laurence-fox-comments-12972161 |url-status=live }} Robinson's dismissal from GB News was announced on 4 October.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67009045 |title=Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson sacked by GB News |date=4 October 2023 |work=BBC News |archive-date=4 October 2023 |access-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004185227/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-67009045 |url-status=live }}

Robinson undertook a two-year course of theological studies at St Stephen's House, Oxford, from 2020 to 2022, with the hope of being ordained a deacon in the Church of England. However, his application for a curacy in the Diocese of London was unsuccessful.{{cite news |last1=Heap |first1=Emily-Jane |date=22 May 2022 |title=Black conservative trainee vicar 'blocked' from joining Church of England over 'anti-woke views' |newspaper=The Sunday Telegraph |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/22/black-conservative-trainee-vicar-blocked-joining-church-england/}} He subsequently submitted a subject access request to the church to understand the decision. This revealed email conversations between Jonathan Baker, the bishop of Fulham, and Rob Wickham, the bishop of Edmonton, raising concerns about Robinson's "libertarian anti-woke, anti-identity politics, Covid-sceptical" political views and his use of social media, particularly Twitter, to disseminate them. The Diocese of London later issued a statement highlighting the "limited number of curacies available", emphasised that vacancies were carefully "considered on a case-by-case basis" and that "in this instance, it is felt that there is no suitable" curacy available that the diocese could offer. Robinson alleged that Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, had blocked his ordination because of his political views, a claim which Mullally denied.{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Francis |date=27 May 2022 |title=Calvin Robinson: I was blocked from ordination |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2022/27-may3-june/news/uk/calvin-robinson-i-was-blocked-from-ordination |access-date= |website=Church Times |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117161549/https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2022/27-may3-june/news/uk/calvin-robinson-i-was-blocked-from-ordination |url-status=live }} The decision to deny ordination to Robinson attracted criticism from conservative elements of the media, and within the church, notably Angela Tilby, a canon emerita of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.{{Cite web |last=Tilby |first=Angela |date=10 June 2022 |title=C of E needs conservative thinkers like Calvin Robinson |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2022/10-june/comment/columnists/angela-tilby-c-of-e-needs-conservative-thinkers-like-calvin-robinson |access-date= |website=Church Times |archive-date=23 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123155542/https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2022/10-june/comment/columnists/angela-tilby-c-of-e-needs-conservative-thinkers-like-calvin-robinson |url-status=live }} Robinson described it as a "very narrow-minded" decision that was a result of his "anti-woke" views and criticism of "bleeding-heart liberal vicars".

Robinson subsequently left the Church of England for the Free Church of England (FCE) in which he was ordained as a deacon on 25 June 2022 by bishop Paul Hunt, and appointed minister-in-charge at Christ Church, Harlesden.[https://web.archive.org/web/20220703142101/https://fcofe.org.uk/2022/06/26/calvin-robinson-was-ordained-to-the-diaconate/ Calvin Robinson was Ordained to the Diaconate]. Free Church of England, 26 June 2022. Archived from [https://fcofe.org.uk/2022/06/26/calvin-robinson-was-ordained-to-the-diaconate/ the original] on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022

In October 2023 the Evening Standard reported that Robinson would soon leave the Free Church of England to seek priestly ordination in the Nordic Catholic Church (NCC), an Old Catholic denomination of Lutheran patrimony founded in 1999.{{cite web |title=About us |url=https://nordiccatholic.com/about-us/ |publisher=Nordic Catholic Church |access-date=6 May 2021 |language=English |date=26 August 2012 |quote=Furthermore, the Nordic Catholic Church emphasises in its Statement of Faith that it adheres to its Scandinavian Lutheran heritage to the extent that it has embraced and transmitted the orthodox and catholic faith of the undivided church.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418233706/https://nordiccatholic.com/about-us/|archivedate=18 April 2021}}{{Cite web |last= Croft |first= Ethan |date= 13 October 2023 |title= Sacked GB News host Calvin Robinson flies to Disney World and eyes new Church |url= https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/sacked-gb-news-host-calvin-robinson-disney-world-florida-new-church-b1113080.html |access-date= 23 Feb 2023 |website= Evening Standard |archive-date= 13 October 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231013012901/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/sacked-gb-news-host-calvin-robinson-disney-world-florida-new-church-b1113080.html |url-status= live }} Robinson was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Roald Nikolai Flemestad of the Nordic Catholic Church at St Jude's Church, Balham, and celebrated his first Mass on 4 November 2023.{{cite web |title=Calvin Robinson Ordained to the Priesthood |url=https://nordiccatholic-uk.com/calvin-robinson-ordained-to-the-priesthood/ |website=nordiccatholic-uk.com |date=16 November 2023 |access-date=23 November 2023 |archive-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123212534/https://nordiccatholic-uk.com/calvin-robinson-ordained-to-the-priesthood/ |url-status=live }} He was therefore incardinated in the NCC and under the jurisdiction of Flemestad, who in turn operates under the authority of prime bishop Anthony Mikovsky of the Polish National Catholic Church; both groups are part of the Union of Scranton. However, he continued to work as minister-in-charge of the Free Church of England church of Christ Church Harlesden until 26 May 2024.{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Fr Calvin |date=6 November 2023 |title=Ordained to priesthood in the presbyteral order |url= https://calvinrobinson.substack.com/p/ordained-to-priesthood-in-the-presbyteral |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231107111102/https://calvinrobinson.substack.com/p/ordained-to-priesthood-in-the-presbyteral |url-status= dead |archive-date= 7 November 2023 | website=Fr Calvin Robinson}}{{cite web|title=Trinity Sunday will be my last celebration of Holy Communion at Christ Church Harlesden. Please do feel free to come along and pray with us next week Sunday.|url=https://x.com/calvinrobinson/status/1792283595706364300|date=19 May 2024|via=X|access-date=3 August 2024|archive-date=3 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803235755/https://x.com/calvinrobinson/status/1792283595706364300|url-status=live}}

Robinson left the United Kingdom and moved to the United States in September 2024, where he was formally incardinated in the Anglican Catholic Church, a continuing Anglican denomination which espouses a high church Anglo-Catholic theology. He was the priest-in-charge of St Paul's Anglican Catholic Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan.{{Cite web |last=O'Dell |first=Liam |date=30 August 2024 |title=Ex-GB News host Calvin Robinson to become migrant and leave UK, delighting critics |url=https://www.indy100.com/news/calvin-robinson-leaving-uk |access-date= |website=Indy100 |archive-date=21 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921223217/https://www.indy100.com/news/calvin-robinson-leaving-uk |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Staff |url=https://saintpaulsanglicancatholic.net/staff |access-date=18 November 2024 |publisher=Saint Paul’s Anglican Catholic Church|archive-date=15 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241015182924/https://saintpaulsanglicancatholic.net/staff |url-status=live }}

On 25 January 2025, Robinson gave a speech at the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington, D.C. At the conclusion of his speech, he made a gesture that was described as a "pro-Nazi salute" by a statement released the same day by the Anglican Catholic Church. The church announced that Robinson's licence in his church had been revoked and was no longer a priest of the ACC. The statement released by the church said that he had previously been "warned that online trolling and other such actions" were "incompatible with a priestly vocation and was told to desist". Robinson's gesture emulated that of Elon Musk earlier that month, which had resulted in controversy. Robinson has denied being a Nazi.{{cite news |last1=Busso |first1=Dan |last2=Nguyen |first2=Thao |title=Michigan priest removed by church after making apparent Nazi salute at pro-life event |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/30/michigan-priest-revoked-elon-musk-gesture/78066501007/ |access-date=1 February 2025 |work=USA Today |date=30 January 2025 |archive-date=31 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131064436/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/30/michigan-priest-revoked-elon-musk-gesture/78066501007/ |url-status=live }} On 20 February 2025, Robinson announced that his visa to reside in the United States had been revoked following his removal from the ACC's ministry. Robinson's visa was restored following an appeal.{{cite web|url=https://anglican.ink/2025/02/20/__trashed-4/|first=Calvin|last=Robinson|title=Calvin Robinson's US visa cancelled|date=20 February 2025|access-date=20 February 2025|work=Anglican Ink|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250221164728/https://anglican.ink/2025/02/20/__trashed-4/|url-status=live|archive-date=21 February 2025}}

On 4 May 2025, St. Paul's parish voted to remove itself from the Anglican Catholic Church, and the parish website announced that it was "seeking another church body with which to affiliate."{{cite web|url=https://saintpaulsanglicancatholic.net/|title=St. Paul's Anglican Church|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250511155309/https://saintpaulsanglicancatholic.net/|url-status=live|archive-date=11 May 2025}} On 5 May, Ray Sutton, the bishop of the Diocese of Mid-America of the Reformed Episcopal Church, which is part of the Anglican Church in North America, temporarily licensed Robinson to serve as a priest at St. Paul's.{{cite web|url=https://anglican.ink/2025/05/13/calvin-robinson-licensed-by-the-rec/|first=Ray|last=Sutton|title=Calvin Robinson licensed by the REC|date=13 May 2025|access-date=13 May 2025|work=Anglican Ink}} On 12 May, Steve Wood, Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, explained in a press release that Sutton had "agreed to provide personal oversight" to St. Paul's Anglican Church while they searched for a new affiliation. Wood criticized Sutton's choice to temporarily license Robinson, stating that "I have concerns about Rev. Robinson’s ability to uphold the full commitments of our Anglican tradition, and his ability to model the Christ-like virtues of peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, and love", and that "I do not personally believe The Rev. Robinson is a good representative of the Anglican Church in North America."{{cite web|url=https://anglican.ink/2025/05/13/archbishop-woods-statement-on-calvin-robinson-being-licensed-by-the-rec/|first=Steve|last=Wood|title=Archbishop Wood's Statement on Calvin Robinson Being Licensed by the REC|date=13 May 2025|access-date=13 May 2025|work=Anglican Ink}} Robinson stated that "I know Bishop Ray Sutton to be a godly shepherd, and I am thankful that he has provided St. Paul's with Provisional Oversight and Pastoral Care, and me with Episcopal Sanctuary" and declined to comment on Archbishop Wood's remarks.{{cite web |last1=Post |first1=Kathryn |date=13 May 2025 |title=Priest dismissed for Nazi-like salute is restored to service by ACNA jurisdiction |url=https://religionnews.com/2025/05/13/calvin-robinson-priest-who-lost-license-after-nazi-like-salute-gets-temporary-license-from-acna-jurisdiction/ |access-date= |website=Religion News Service |publisher=}}

On 14 May 2025, two days after his licensure was criticized by Wood and nine days after its issuance, Sutton revoked the license of Robinson after "much prayer and counsel from fellow bishops". Robinson posted on social media that "If even [Sutton] cannot find a place for me, even temporarily, perhaps God is sending me a message". He later deactivated his Twitter account,{{cite news|url=https://searchlightmagazine.com/2025/05/batshit-preacher-sacked-by-his-new-church-after-just-one-day/|title='Batshit preacher' sacked by his new church – after just one day|first=Tony|last=Peters|date=15 May 2025|access-date=15 May 2025|work=Searchlight}}{{cite news|url=https://livingchurch.org/news/bishop-sutton-withdraws-calvin-robinsons-license/|title=Bishop Sutton Withdraws Calvin Robinson’s License|first=Douglas|last=LeBlanc|date=15 May 2025|access-date=15 May 2025|work=The Living Church}} but reactivated it the following day.{{cite news|url=https://searchlightmagazine.com/2025/05/pass-the-collection-plate-for-the-batshit-preacher/|title=Pass the collection plate for the batshit preacher|first=Tony|last=Peters|date=15 May 2025|access-date=16 May 2025|work=Searchlight}}

Robinson opposes the teaching of critical race theory in British education and argues that the teaching of black history and lessons concerning black people should be taught within the context of British history and not taught separately.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/oct/03/teachers-on-black-history-in-the-curriculum |title=Students need to know the harrowing truth': teachers on black history in the curriculum |website=TheGuardian.com |date=3 October 2020 |access-date=31 January 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/01/beware-critical-race-theory-divisive-ideology-infiltrating/|title=Beware Critical Race Theory – the divisive ideology infiltrating school history lessons|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=October 2020|access-date=31 January 2022|last1=Robinson|first1=Calvin|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131232130/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/10/01/beware-critical-race-theory-divisive-ideology-infiltrating/|url-status=live}} He has also defended colonialism and the British Empire, and has opposed reparations for slavery.{{Cite web |title=Student anger at slavery comments made by Union speakers |url=https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/24597 |access-date=30 November 2022 |website=Varsity Online |language=en}}

In July 2021, Robinson appeared in an interview on Channel 4 News with the singer and left-wing political activist Billy Bragg on the decision of England's football team players to "take the knee" in a protest against racism.{{cite news|url=https://www.channel4.com/news/euro-2020-musician-billy-bragg-and-commentator-calvin-robinson-debate-england-taking-the-knee-ahead-of-final|title=Euro 2020: Musician Billy Bragg and commentator Calvin Robinson debate England taking the knee ahead of final|date=9 July 2021|work=Channel 4 News}} He said the action was "disgusting" and argued that, in taking the knee, the team was promoting "Black Lives Matter", which he described as "a neo-Marxist, anti-British, anti-family organisation".

Robinson stood for election in 2019 as a candidate for the Brexit Party in the Broxtowe constituency.{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/who-calvin-robinson-gb-news-presenter-suspended-laurence-fox-b1110392.html|title=Who is Calvin Robinson? Presenter sacked in fallout from Laurence Fox row|first=Beril Naz|last=Hassan|date=4 October 2023|work=The Standard|access-date=16 May 2025}}

Robinson is hostile to Islam and states frequently that Britain is a Christian country. He stated in August 2024 that "we need to remove Islam from Britain".{{Cite web|last=Robinson|first=Fr Calvin|date=2 August 2024|title=Calvin Robinson on X|url=https://x.com/calvinrobinson/status/1819378167829643705|access-date=4 August 2024|archive-date=4 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804194321/https://x.com/calvinrobinson/status/1819378167829643705|url-status=live}}

Robinson's political views have been characterised as conservative, and as right-wing.{{cite news |last1=Bates |first1=Stephen |title=How Calvin Robinson threw in his lot with the polemicists |url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/religion/63459/calvin-robinson-gb-news-church-of-england |work=www.prospectmagazine.co.uk |language=en |archive-date=4 December 2024 |access-date=3 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204181119/https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/religion/63459/calvin-robinson-gb-news-church-of-england |url-status=live }} He has been labelled "far right" by Hope not Hate and by Searchlight magazine,{{cite web |last1=Mulhall |first1=Joe |title=Press Release: HOPE not hate respond to unrest in Southport |url=https://hopenothate.org.uk/2024/07/31/press-release-hope-not-hate-respond-to-unrest-in-southport/ |website=HOPE not hate |date=31 July 2024 |access-date=3 December 2024 |archive-date=31 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731125919/https://hopenothate.org.uk/2024/07/31/press-release-hope-not-hate-respond-to-unrest-in-southport/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Team |first1=Searchlight |title=So, farewell then, Rev'd Calvin Robinson. |url=https://www.searchlightmagazine.com/2024/08/so-farewell-then-revd-calvin-robinson/ |website=Searchlight |date=30 August 2024 |access-date=3 December 2024 |archive-date=3 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203194951/https://www.searchlightmagazine.com/2024/08/so-farewell-then-revd-calvin-robinson/ |url-status=live }} while Symon Hill writing in the Church Times described him as having excused far right violence,{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Symon |title=Counter the lies of the far Right |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/9-august/comment/opinion/counter-the-lies-of-the-far-right |work=www.churchtimes.co.uk |archive-date=4 December 2024 |access-date=3 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204080535/https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2024/9-august/comment/opinion/counter-the-lies-of-the-far-right |url-status=live }} and the clergyman and writer Michael Coren has described him as "a hero and darling of the hard right".{{cite news |last1=Coren |first1=Michael |title=The real Calvin Robinson, the GB News cleric who treated me outrageously |url=https://inews.co.uk/opinion/real-calvin-robinson-gb-news-cleric-treated-me-outrageously-2668616 |work=inews.co.uk |date=8 October 2023 |language=en |archive-date=3 December 2024 |access-date=3 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203153427/https://inews.co.uk/opinion/real-calvin-robinson-gb-news-cleric-treated-me-outrageously-2668616 |url-status=live }} Reviewing Robinson's contribution to GB News, Alan Rusbridger described him as a conspiracy theorist who "lacked credibility".{{cite news |last1=Rusbridger |first1=Alan |title=Church and hate: Meet Britain's conspiracy theorist cleric |url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/65518/conspiracy-theorist-cleric-calvin-robinson |work=www.prospectmagazine.co.uk |language=en |archive-date=3 December 2024 |access-date=3 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203184616/https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/65518/conspiracy-theorist-cleric-calvin-robinson |url-status=live }} Robinson himself has rejected characterisations of his political views, describing the far-right label as "crazy", and described being labelled a conspiracy theorist as a "badge of honour".{{cite news |last1=Hailes |first1=Sam |title=Calvin Robinson: 'I've always struggled with organised religion…maybe that's why I got kicked out of one' |url=https://www.premierchristianity.com/interviews/calvin-robinson-ive-always-struggled-with-organised-religionmaybe-thats-why-i-got-kicked-out-of-one/14163.article |work=Premier Christianity |language=en |archive-date=9 December 2022 |access-date=14 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209065548/https://www.premierchristianity.com/interviews/calvin-robinson-ive-always-struggled-with-organised-religionmaybe-thats-why-i-got-kicked-out-of-one/14163.article |url-status=live }}

In a 2022 interview with Premier Christianity, Robinson described himself as an Evangelical Catholic.{{Cite web |last=Hailes |first=Sam |date=1 November 2022 |title=Calvin Robinson: 'I've always struggled with organised religion…maybe that's why I got kicked out of one' |url=https://www.premierchristianity.com/interviews/calvin-robinson-ive-always-struggled-with-organised-religionmaybe-thats-why-i-got-kicked-out-of-one/14163.article |access-date= |website=Premier Christianity |language=en |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209065548/https://www.premierchristianity.com/interviews/calvin-robinson-ive-always-struggled-with-organised-religionmaybe-thats-why-i-got-kicked-out-of-one/14163.article |url-status=live }}

The Catholic Herald described Robinson as an Evangelical Anglican, but also noted that he shares some high church positions, such as the use of the title "Father", holding a "high" understanding of the Eucharist and of the institution of the church by Christ.{{Cite web |last=Bogle |first=Joanna |date=9 January 2023 |title='I could see the reuniting of Christians with Rome': Interview with Calvin Robinson |url=https://catholicherald.co.uk/i-could-see-the-reuniting-of-christians-with-rome-interview-with-calvin-robinson/ |access-date= |website=Catholic Herald |language=en-GB |archive-date=14 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114163016/https://catholicherald.co.uk/i-could-see-the-reuniting-of-christians-with-rome-interview-with-calvin-robinson/ |url-status=live }} According to the Catholic Herald, Robinson considers as a mentor Michael Nazir-Ali, who formerly served as a Church of England bishop and later converted to the Catholic Church. Robinson later became a founding member of the Anglo-Catholic Brotherhood of the Holy Trinity.{{Cite web |title=Calvin Robinson |url=https://www.calvinrobinson.com/?fbclid=PAAaYNWOmxoBEfGArXwi9EyMtwluHICiFWlslmPLbR6qWU-NPjzz5sTB_d8hc |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=www.calvinrobinson.com |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601135328/https://www.calvinrobinson.com/?fbclid=PAAaYNWOmxoBEfGArXwi9EyMtwluHICiFWlslmPLbR6qWU-NPjzz5sTB_d8hc |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Evangelical Catholics |url=https://evangelicalcatholics.prophet-clan.com/ |access-date=1 June 2023 |website=evangelicalcatholics.prophet-clan.com |language=en-US |archive-date=1 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601135327/https://evangelicalcatholics.prophet-clan.com/ |url-status=live }}

After being ordained to the priesthood, Robinson described himself as an "Old Catholic with Anglican patrimony", stating that he considers the Pope to be a primus inter pares, rejecting papal supremacy over the universal church, the First and Second Vatican Council and the dogmatic pronouncements of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary, though he personally accepts the second as a pious devotion. He condemned the Protestant Reformation as a mistake that divided the church and stated that he is in favour of Christian unity and ecumenism among orthodox Christians.

He has spoken in favour of disestablishing the Church of England in order to free it from political influence and allow Anglican realignment churches to thrive. Robinson himself was a deacon in the Free Church of England from 2022 to 2023. He is strongly critical of the leadership of the Church of England, accusing it of liberal political bias.

Robinson opposes the ordination of women.

Robinson is opposed to the facilitation of same-sex marriage in the Church of England and has argued that the Bible only allows marriage between a man and a woman. He argues that premarital sex is a sin.{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Fr Calvin |date=5 November 2022 |title=Gay Marriage is not Marriage |url=https://calvinrobinson.substack.com/p/gay-marriage-is-not-marriage |access-date= |website=calvinrobinson.substack.com |language=en |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209140048/https://calvinrobinson.substack.com/p/gay-marriage-is-not-marriage |url-status=live }} He opposes abortion and holds pro-life positions.{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Fr Calvin |date=16 November 2022 |title=A Post-Christian World |url=https://calvinrobinson.substack.com/p/a-post-christian-world |access-date= |website=calvinrobinson.substack.com |language=en |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209140048/https://calvinrobinson.substack.com/p/a-post-christian-world |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Grosso |first=John |title=Reporter's Inbox: Anglican Catholic priest defrocked after apparent Nazi salute at 'Pro-Life' rally |url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/reporters-inbox-anglican-catholic-priest-defrocked-after-apparent-nazi-salute-pro-life-rally |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=www.ncronline.org |language=en |archive-date=31 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131063734/https://www.ncronline.org/news/reporters-inbox-anglican-catholic-priest-defrocked-after-apparent-nazi-salute-pro-life-rally |url-status=live }}

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