UK bars anti-Muslim influencer Valentina Gomez, hailed as ‘true warrior’ in Israel

The UK has barred Valentina Gomez, the anti-Muslim influencer notorious for inflammatory and racist comments about Muslims, including repeatedly describing them as “rapists”, from entering the country ahead of Tommy Robinson’s latest rally. Gomez was initially granted a UK electronic travel authorisation (ETA), allowing her to travel to Britain, before ministers later withdrew it on the grounds that her presence “would not be conducive to the public good”. The reversal came after backlash over the decision to clear her entry in the first place, a move that shocked many Muslims and triggered accusations of double standards in the Home Office’s approach to hate speech. The Muslim Council of Britain noted that others had been denied entry to the UK for […]