Overview
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood revoked the U.S. influencer’s electronic travel authorisation on Monday, saying her presence “would not be conducive to the public good.”
- Gomez had publicised her approval and was due to speak at Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom rally in London on May 16.
- Following the ban, she posted a video vowing to reach Britain “on a boat” and claimed the White House would get involved if she were arrested.
- Muslim organisations, including the Muslim Council of Britain and Muslim Women’s Network UK, praised the decision as a step to protect communities.
- Officials applied the same public‑good test recently used to bar Kanye West, citing Gomez’s record of anti‑Muslim stunts, such as burning a Qur’an and making inflammatory remarks at a London rally last September.