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16 November 2009

Geert Wilders due to arrive in the UK

Right-wing Dutch MP to visit after the ban on his entry was overturned

By Staff Blogger

The far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders is due to arrive in the UK today after the ban on his entry was overturned by a tribunal.

In Februrary he was turned away by immigration officials at Heathrow airport after the then Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, ruled that his presence could pose a threat to public safety.

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