At least seven individuals — including multiple figures with ties to Europe's far-right — have been barred from attending a rally organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson in central London on 16 May.
A number of those barred by British authorities were set to address crowds at the "Unite the Kingdom" march, but the Home Office declined their electronic travel authorisation (ETA), a system brought in earlier in 2026 that, once granted, allows visa-exempt foreign nationals to visit the UK multiple times over a period of two years.
Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, said that they were banned because their presence in the UK is "not conducive to the public good".
Eva Vlaardingerbroek and Ada Lluch, influencers and commentators from the Netherlands and Spain, respectively, as well as Flemish MP Filip Dewinter and Polish MEP Dominik Tarczyński, shared news of their reported bans on social media, along with screenshots notifying them of the decisions.
The Metropolitan police has warned organisers of the rally that they will be held responsible if speakers spread hate speech during the event, which attracted more than 100,000 attendees last year and led to 25 arrests and two dozen injured officers.
