Seven people barred from coming to UK for far-right rally

Keir Starmer says ‘agitators’ will be blocked from attending Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom event

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Seven people hoping to attend a far-right rally in central London on Saturday have been blocked from entering the country by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood.

Keir Starmer, the prime minister, promised on Monday to block “far-right agitators” hoping to attend the Unite the Kingdom event on 16 May organised by Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.