Renaud Camus's UK ban for anti-migration views is yet more evidence of Labour’s “endless cowardice”, Douglas Murray has said on GB News.
The social commentator joined Steve Edginton on GB News to discuss a wide variety of topic including the Home Office’s decision to snub the French philosopher.
Camus, 78, is a proponent of the Great Replacement theory.
In an email seen by The Telegraph, Camus was informed by the Home Office that his “presence in the UK is not considered to be conducive to the public good”.
Douglas Murray slammed the decision to ban Renaud Camus from Britain
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Murray responded: “I remember some 17 years ago, Geert Wilders, who was about the only member of his political party in the Netherlands banned from the UK for criticising Islam and Islamic immigration. Criticising mass migration.
“You probably remember one of the seminal figures of post-war British politics, Jacqui Smith, was then the Home Secretary. She barred Geert Wilders from entering the UK when he was meant to come to speak to parliamentarians.
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“I remember saying at the time, ‘what are you going to do when Wilders is the leader of the biggest political party in the Netherlands?’
“As it happens, as of last year, Wilders is the leader of the biggest party in the Netherlands. It’s a sign of just the endless shortsightedness, cowardice of the British political class. It’s what they always do.
“Of course, it’s pathetic. Of course, it’s ridiculous. Deciding that a French philosopher approaching 80 is the sort of person you should bar from the UK because you couldn’t have him speaking his French thoughts.
“Conservative and Labour governments, the Conservatives were a bit better than Labour, routinely allow in people who call for ethnic and religious warfare, ethnic and religious murder.”
Renaud Camus sat down with GB NewsGB NEWSCamus told GB News last week he found the decision “amusing”.
He added: “I was probably banned because they thought I was an adversary to what is going on in this country now, which I am very much.
“I think what is going on in England as what is going on in France or any of the western countries is a crime.
“I disagree very much with all of these governments and it’s not very surprising that they see me as an adversary, I am very much.”
Responding to Camus being blocked from entering the UK, the Home Office said: "It is our longstanding policy not to comment on individual cases."
Camus’s case comes as Britain finds itself embroiled in a free speech row.
A number of high profile free speech cases have captured the public’s attention like Northamptonshire childminder Lucy Connolly being imprisoned for her Southport social media posts.
Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson also faced a police investigation for a “non-crime hate incident”.
US Vice President JD Vance is among those to have criticised the British government’s approach to free speech.
