French Far-Right Writer Renaud Camus Denied Entry to UK
British authorities reject travel permit application citing presence 'not conducive to the public good'
British authorities have denied a request for a travel permit from French far-right writer Renaud Camus, who was scheduled to give a speech at a hard-right political party event in the UK. The interior ministry informed Camus that his presence in the UK was not considered 'conducive to the public good'.
Camus is known for his 2011 book 'The Great Replacement', which argues that white Europeans are being deliberately supplanted by non-white immigrants.
This idea has been linked to extreme-right figures, including Brenton Tarrant, who carried out attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019, killing 51 people.
Camus had applied for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) but was rejected, and will now need to apply for a visa if he wishes to travel to the UK. The decision also means that Camus will be unable to accept an invitation to speak at the Oxford Union debating society later this spring.
The interior ministry has stated that the rejection of Camus's ETA application does not necessarily mean that a visa application would be turned down.
Camus is known for his 2011 book 'The Great Replacement', which argues that white Europeans are being deliberately supplanted by non-white immigrants.
This idea has been linked to extreme-right figures, including Brenton Tarrant, who carried out attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019, killing 51 people.
Camus had applied for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) but was rejected, and will now need to apply for a visa if he wishes to travel to the UK. The decision also means that Camus will be unable to accept an invitation to speak at the Oxford Union debating society later this spring.
The interior ministry has stated that the rejection of Camus's ETA application does not necessarily mean that a visa application would be turned down.