Tommy Robinson has been refused a US visa, denying him entry into the country to attend an event on Islam, arranged by several Republican politicians, according to a financial backer of the controversial figure.
According to the Press Association, Robinson has labelled reports he has been denied a visa as “fake news.”
In 2013 Robinson – real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – was jailed for 10 months for entering the US using someone else’s passport. The far-right activist turned self-styled journalist, has a myriad of other convictions to his name, including drug offenses, a number of assaults, leading a football riot and mortgage fraud.
Robinson, who has staged a number of protests against Islam, had planned to attend an event on the religion he has said “promotes killing people” – a remark he claims got him banned from Twitter. He was invited to the event, scheduled for Wednesday, by Republican, Paul Gosar and six other congresspeople from the Conservative Opportunity Society.
Gosar is an ardent backer of Robinson, having spoke at a London rally in July in support of the then-imprisoned activist.
