Far-right Dutch MP arrives in UK

Oct 16th, 2009 - BBC NEWS

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Far-right Dutch MP arrives in UK

Mr Wilders was sent back from the UK when he tried to defy the entry ban

Controversial right-wing Dutch MP Geert Wilders has arrived in the UK after the home secretary said he would not try to block his entry.

Mr Wilders was turned away from the UK in February on the grounds that his allegedly anti-Islamic views posed a threat to public security.

The Freedom Party leader is due to hold a press conference in London after that ban was overturned by a tribunal.

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