Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson has been filmed repeatedly punching a man in a Royal Ascot car park - but he claimed it was done in 'self-defence.'

The right-wing commentator had been at Ascot yesterday when dashcam footage from a coach in a car park showed him appear to push the man to the ground.

Robinson, wearing a black suit and shirt, is then seen throwing seven punches towards the man's head before three other men step in to separate the pair.

The incident is reported to have happened just after 7pm last night.

Former EDL leader Tommy Robinson faced police questions today after shocking footage emerged of him repeatedly punching a man

The right-wing commentator had been at Ascot yesterday when dashcam footage from a coach in a grass park showed him appear to push the man to the ground in a scuffle

A police complaint has not yet been made against Robinson - real name is Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon - and the other man in the altercation has not yet been identified.

More footage emerged this evening and shows the other man struggling to walk after the incident, reports Mirror Online.

Coach driver Asif Idris, 40, took Robinson to Ascot and told the website that he was not acting in self-defence and the man was 'not aggressive'.

Mr Idris, from Birmingham, revealed there was a verbal disagreement between the two men before things escalated.

He said: 'I didn't hear what the argument was about but I just heard Tommy saying "f*** off" three or four times.

'Then suddenly he turned to the man and you could see he was getting ready to hit him - he had his fist clenched. That's what caught my eye.

'I thought "they can't be friends". Tommy threw the first punch and then when the guy fell to the ground he kept punching.

'The man Tommy hit looked about 24 or 25 and was quite drunk. Tommy looked pretty sober.'

Assed Baig, who was given the video, said he was told that 'the other person was not aggressive'.

He said: 'A witness told me that Tommy Robinson threw the first punch after a verbal with the man.'

An onlooker described the moment they saw Robinson punch the man at Ascot racecourse.

The witness whose dash cam footage it was said: 'It started by the door of the coach, the first couple of punches by Tommy, that's why you see the other bloke fall in front of the coach.

'But the other bloke was speaking to him and Tommy didn't like what he said. Tommy was telling him to go away, basically f*** off.

'Tommy had clinched his fists was trying to make prove a point. The other person was drunk but not aggressive just talking not shouting. Tommy threw the first punch.'

Robinson, 34, tweeted a statement saying: 'Tommy was at the races with his wife. This man followed them both to their coach abusing them'

A Twitter follower of Tommy Robinson (left) said on social media (right) the other man 'hit him from behind as he was getting on the bus'

Robinson, wearing a black suit and shirt, is then seen throwing seven punches towards the man's head before three other men step in to separate the pair

Robinson, 34, tweeted a statement on Sunday that he had been acting in 'self defence'.

He said: 'This is regarding an edited video being shared online regarding Tommy.

'Tommy was at the races with his wife. This man followed them both to their coach abusing them.

'Tommy and his wife went to board the coach but the man was not finished he attacked Tommy and dragged tommy (sic) from the coach.

'The man followed, instigated and attacked Tommy when he was with his wife. Tommy acted in self defence.'

After the statement, he then made a number of tweets claiming the 'coach drivers a muslim' and 'Is your witness a Muslim who had already had words with Tommy?'

Earlier yesterday Robinson shared a video of himself on the coach travelling to Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire.

A spokeswoman for Thames Valley Police told MailOnline: 'Thames Valley Police is aware of a video posted online which shows an altercation taking place at Royal Ascot yesterday and officers are investigating the circumstances.

'There has not been a report to police at this stage and no arrests have been made.'

Earlier this week, Robinson prompted fury after accusing the Finsbury Park Mosque of 'creating terrorists' just an hour after people were mown down outside their place of worship as they left evening prayers.

Robinson tweeted a statement on Sunday that he had been acting in 'self defence'

After the statement, he then made a number of tweets claiming the 'coach drivers a muslim' and 'Is your witness a Muslim who had already had words with Tommy?'

Earlier yesterday Robinson shared a video of himself on the coach travelling to Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire

Mr Robinson said the mosque had created 'radical jihadists' and was guilty of 'promoting hate and segregation'.

He also described the mosque, where hate cleric Abu Hamza once preached, as a 'centre of hate'.

His comments came just one hour after at least ten people were hit by a white van near the Muslim Welfare House in north London, which is yard from the Finsbury Park Mosque.

The victims were Muslims leaving late-night prayers being observed for the month of Ramadan. One person is known to have died.

Robinson founded EDL in 2009 to oppose to the spread of 'militant Islam'.

He headed the right-wing group until October 2013 when he was persuaded to leave the organisation after speaking with anti-extremist think tank Quilliam.

He also has a criminal record with convictions for a number of offences, including football-related violence, trying to travel on false documents and a protest against Fifa's decision to stop the England football team wearing poppies on their shirts.

Robinson now works as a journalist for The Rebel Media and owns a sunbed shop in his hometown of Luton, Beds.