- Anti-Islam influencer Valentina Gomez has been banned from entering the UK to speak at a Tommy Robinson rally next month.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood issued the exclusion, citing that Gomez's presence would not be conducive to the public good, following a backlash from MPs and campaign groups.
- In response to the ban, Ms Gomez provocatively threatened to defy the government by travelling to Britain via a small boat.
- Ms Gomez also suggested that the White House would intervene if authorities attempted to arrest her upon her arrival.
- Baroness Shaista Gohir, chief executive of Muslim Women’s Network UK, welcomed the decision to ban Gomez, stating it rightly recognised the danger Gomez posed and upheld Muslim safety.
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