00:00When I look at the sea of flags...
00:09A right-wing activist and political commentator from the Netherlands
00:12has been banned from entering the United Kingdom.
00:16Eva Vladingebroek, who has previously spoken at events
00:20alongside British far-right activist Tommy Robinson,
00:23read out the order herself on social media.
00:26In a post on X, Vladingebroek said she had received an email from the UK government
00:32informing that her right to enter the country had been withdrawn.
00:36She shared what appeared to be a screenshot of the email,
00:39which stated that her presence in the UK
00:41is not considered to be conducive to the public good.
00:45Guess not. And now the timing is quite suspicious, isn't it?
00:48Because three days ago, I posted this about Keir Starmer,
00:53calling out his hypocrisy that he wants to ban X because of women's safety,
00:58whilst at the same time he's the one who's allowing these migrant gang rapes to happen.
01:04Obviously, he's just doing that because he wants to ban free speech.
01:09A home office source later confirmed that her electronic travel authorization,
01:13known as an ETA, had been revoked.
01:16However, no specific reason for the decision was given by authorities.
01:23Vladingebroek told the Independent that she had not planned to return to the UK
01:28until after the local and devolved elections scheduled for May.
01:32She said the message from the Home Office came out of the blue,
01:36withdrawing her ETA on public interest grounds.
01:39The ban comes days after Vladingebroek posted comments on January 9th,
01:46accusing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of allowing what she described as
01:51the ongoing rape and killing of British girls by migrant rape gangs.
01:56The remarks were widely criticised for their language and framing.
02:00She had also publicly attacked the Prime Minister over his stance on social media platform X,
02:07after Starmer threatened action against the company following controversy surrounding its Grok AI tool.
02:14The tool was accused of generating content that sexualised women and children.
02:20On her X account, Vladingebroek linked her ban to her criticism of Starmer's position on X and Grok.
02:28She suggested that the decision was politically motivated and connected to what she described as a free speech dispute.
02:35Vladingebroek was last in the UK to speak at a large Unite the Kingdom rally led by Tommy Robinson.
02:44She later sided with Elon Musk during Musk's dispute with the UK government,
02:49after he accused British authorities of acting like fascists.
02:54The decision quickly drew international reactions.
02:57Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who met Vladingebroek at CPAC Hungary 2025 in Budapest,
03:04retweeted her post and wrote,
03:06You're always welcome in Hungary!
03:09Vladingebroek is a frequent visitor to Hungary,
03:13and has delivered keynote speeches at two consecutive CPAC events there,
03:17one of which was later banned from YouTube.
03:20She last visited Budapest in October,
03:23attending a book launch organised by the Centre for Fundamental Rights.
03:28During that visit, she gave interviews calling for the closure of Europe's borders,
03:33advocating for remigration policies,
03:35and praising Hungary and other Eastern European nations
03:39for resisting what she described as the consequences of unchecked migration.
03:45The controversy also drew comments from Russia.
03:49Kirill Dmitriev, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin
03:53and Russia's Special Envoy for Investment and Economic Cooperation, posted,
03:58Dear Eva, come visit Russia instead.
04:01You and your family are always welcome.
04:04We believe it is failing Keir Starmer who is not conducive to the public good.
04:10Meanwhile, the decision has triggered a political response inside the UK,
04:14Independent Member of Parliament Rupert Lowe said he has formally questioned the Home Office
04:20over the move to bar Eva Vladingebroek from entering Britain.
04:26Vladingebroek rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic
04:30as a vocal critic of lockdowns and vaccines.
04:33She has since developed strong links with the MAGA movement
04:36and figures aligned with Donald Trump's political circle.
04:39Critics have described her as far-right, particularly over her rhetoric on immigration and cultural issues.
04:47Supporters, meanwhile, frame her positions as part of a broader free speech debate.
04:52that's a nice speech debate.
