### [2026-05-11](/feed/2026/05/11/index.md) ##### United Kingdom anti-immigration protests # British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood bans seven foreign far-right activists, including American influencer Valentina Gomez, from entering the UK, who were planning to attend a far-right rally in London, England, led by Tommy Robinson. Prime minister Keir Starmer says "agitators" will be blocked from entering the country ahead of the rally on May 16. ### Sources: 1. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/11/people-barred-from-uk-for-far-right-rally) ### Changes: 1. British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood bans seven far-right activists, including MAGA influencer Valentina Gomez, from entering the UK, who were planning to attend a far-right rally in London, England, led by Tommy Robinson. Prime minister Keir Starmer says "agitators" will be blocked from entering the country ahead of the rally on May 16. _2026-05-11 21:34:33 (First version)_ 1. British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood bans seven foreign far-right activists, including American influencer Valentina Gomez, from entering the UK, who were planning to attend a far-right rally in London, England, led by Tommy Robinson. Prime minister Keir Starmer says "agitators" will be blocked from entering the country ahead of the rally on May 16. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [This year's "Wireless" Festival in London, England, is cancelled and all tickets are refunded after its headliner, American rapper Kanye West, is banned from entering the United Kingdom by the Home Office on the grounds that "his presence would not be conducive to the public good" amid controversy over his past antisemitic comments on Jews and Adolf Hitler, and his association with neo-Nazis. ](/feed/2026/04/7/this-year-s-wireless-festival-in-london-england-is-cancelled-and-all-tickets-are-refunded-after-its-headliner-ameri.md) _Context: British, England, London_ 2. 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[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with UK prime minister Keir Starmer in London, where they sign off on a British loan of GB£2.26 billion to buy military supplies for Ukraine. ](/feed/2025/03/1/ukrainian-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-meets-with-uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-in-london-where-they-sign-off-on-a-br.md) _Context: British, British prime minister, Keir Starmer, London_ 9. [U.S. President Donald Trump meets with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Washington, D.C., for talks that include the Russo-Ukrainian War peace negotiations. Starmer also presents a letter from King Charles III inviting Trump to visit London later this year. ](/feed/2025/02/27/us-president-donald-trump-meets-with-uk-prime-minister-keir-starmer-in-washington-dc-for-talks-that-include-the-ru.md) _Context: British prime minister, Keir Starmer, London_ 10. 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