Tommy Robinson’s passport may be invalid, say Irish MPs

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/12/tommy-robinson-passport-may-be-invalid-say-irish-mps

Posted by Academic_Noise_5724

12 Comments

  1. RandomUsername600 on

    Very interested to see what’s going on here. Maybe it was an error and they accidentally listed him as being born in Ireland because he had an Irish passport. However, the idea of him committing immigration fraud is hilarious

  2. OldVillageNuaGuitar on

    The article doesn’t really present any good reason to believe that he isn’t entitled to a passport. Yeah, he filled out a Canadian immigration form with incorrect information. Whether that was a mistake or a lie is for the Canadians to deal with, but that doesn’t say anything about what he said to Irish authorities.

    Of course, a passport includes your place of birth, so it would be foolish to lie on the form if the passport didn’t agree with that…

  3. Overall-Bench5677 on

    Irish “MPs” can say what they want, and they often do, doesn’t really mean much in relation to the procedures of the passport office

  4. Quote is from a Labour TD: “He called on the UK Foreign Office and Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs to liaise in relation to the accuracy of information given. “We must take on all far-right activism when we see it. If someone is travelling on an Irish passport and fomenting far-right hate then we have a responsibility to explore all methods of pressure to stop it,” Smith added.”

    This sounds really off to me, coming from an elected TD. Yes, Tommy is a 🔔 end, but exploring all methods of pressure to stop someone doing something you disagree with?

    If he has broken the law, 100% go after him and everyone else who breaks the law. I’m just shocked at the idea of an elected representative being allowed to publicly announce he wants to use the power of the government to put pressure on someone for their beliefs (no mention of laws being broken). That in itself, sounds illegal.

    Am I missing something here?

  5. Street_Bicycle_1265 on

    Its funny how all the biggest Brexit supporters/leaders all had a plan B.

    They have all found sneaky ways to access the benefits of being part of the EU while their braindead followers have to suffer all the negatives.