Dutch commentator Eva Vlaardingerbroek has announced that she has been barred from entering the UK by the left-wing government.
Following the admission of over 41,000 undocumented boat migrants, primarily young men, the Home Office has taken action against Vlaardingerbroek, who is 29 and a new mother.
On Wednesday, she shared that she received an email notifying her of the revocation of her electronic travel authorization (ETA), meaning she can no longer enter the UK without a visa.
“Your presence in the UK is deemed not to be in the public interest. This decision is final and not subject to appeal,” the message stated.
Vlaardingerbroek expressed her confusion, questioning when it became a prerequisite to enter the UK that one must be “in the public interest,” wondering if this same standard applies to the many illegal migrants crossing the Channel.
She mentioned that the email took her by surprise since she had no immediate travel plans to the UK. However, she was supposed to attend a rally led by anti-grooming gang activist Tommy Robinson in May, which now seems unlikely.
The timing of her ban was notable; it came just days after she criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer for threatening to ban Elon Musk’s X platform due to inappropriate images allegedly produced by the Grok AI tool.
“Starmer is calling for a crackdown on X for the sake of ‘women’s safety,’ yet he overlooks the ongoing sexual violence against British girls by immigrant gangs. He’s an immoral individual,” she commented last week.
As censorship appears to be intensifying, it has become increasingly common for the UK government to deny entry to right-wing figures, with numerous arrests made each year for their online comments.
Sarah B. Rogers, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, noted that countries have historically restricted visas based on vague or trivial opinions. An example includes Lauren Southern being banned in 2018 for controversial remarks about Islam.
A similar ban occurred shortly after Canadian author Brittany Pettibone and her husband, Martin Sellner, were held at Heathrow and denied entry to the UK.
Sellner remarked at the time that while Britain welcomes migrants, it closes its doors to dissenting viewpoints, which only amplifies the silent majority against the government.
Selective border enforcement has affected Americans too; for instance, in 2009, Michael Savage was banned by then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s administration due to his outspoken criticism of Islam and immigration policies.
Home Secretary Jackie Smith defended the decision by claiming that Savage’s views might incite hate and create community unrest.
In 2019, Savage urged then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson to lift the ban, pointing out Johnson’s previous opposition to it, but no action was taken during Johnson’s tenure.
