Overview
- Petr Bystron, a German AfD member of the European Parliament, received a written refusal for an electronic travel authorisation that said his presence was not conducive to the public good.
- Bystron had planned to speak at a large demonstration organized by British activist Tommy Robinson in London.
- Reports name other barred figures including MEPs Dominik Tarczyński of Poland’s PiS and Filip Dewinter of Belgium’s Vlaams Belang, along with U.S. influencers Joey Mannarino and Valentina Gomez.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer said people who stoke hate and violence have no place in the country and indicated that authorities issued 11 entry bans.
- London’s police plan a major operation of about 4,000 officers to keep rival protests apart, after a Robinson-led march last year drew a large crowd and saw clashes.