British authorities have reportedly cancelled the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) of several prominent right-wing influencers, commentators, and politicians scheduled to speak at Tommy Robinson’s next Unite the Kingdom march, planned for 16 May in London.
Spanish anti-immigration commentator Ada Lluch wrote on Wednesday evening on social media that her ETA to the UK had been cancelled, adding that this occurred ‘a couple of days after’ she had ‘privately confirmed’ with Tommy Robinson that she would attend the rally. ‘Call me crazy, but it certainly looks like they are trying to sabotage this rally,’ Lluch concluded.
They just cancelled my ETA to the United Kingdom.
— Ada Lluch (@AdaLluch) May 6, 2026
What a coincidence it happened a couple of days after I privately confirmed with @TRobinsonNewEra I would attend the UTK rally on May 16th.
Call me crazy, but it certainly looks like they are trying to sabotage his rally. pic.twitter.com/KPd9P7NvMJ
In another post, Lluch claimed that British authorities had also revoked the ETA of Joey Mannarino, an American right-wing commentator who was scheduled to accompany her on his trip to London. That claim was later confirmed by Mannarino himself in a video posted on his X page. ‘This is absolute insanity. Your government has lost their absolute minds,’ Mannarino said.
The cases of Lluch and Mannarino appear to fit into a broader pattern in which the Labour government is using the ETA system as a form of ideological screening tool to exclude international voices critical of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s migration policy. In this reading, right-wing political commentators and influencers are being treated similarly to previously banned extremist preachers or agitators.
The most widely cited case dates back to January 2026, when Dutch right-wing activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek had her ETA cancelled just days after she criticized Keir Starmer on X. The official notice stated that her presence in the country ‘is not considered to be conducive to the public good’. Vlaardingerbroek, like Lluch, delivered a speech at the first Unite the Kingdom march, held days after the assassination of Charlie Kirk in September.
Similarly, Colombian American anti-Islam activist Valentina Gomez had her ETA revoked by the UK Home Office. She was also scheduled to speak at the 16 May rally. Officials justified the decision on the grounds that ‘her presence was not conducive to the public good’—the same formulation used in Vlaardingerbroek’s case.
The upcoming demonstration, officially branded as ‘Unite the Kingdom, Unite the West’, is a follow-up to and expansion of the September march, which drew large crowds to the streets of London and was described by organizers as the ‘largest anti-immigration protest’ in the history of the UK. The march ended in clashes between protesters and police, with dozens of arrests reported. The 16 May rally is expected to be even more tense, as it coincides with annual Nakba Day pro-Palestinian events in London.
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