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EZRA LEVANT | Here's what I am going to do about my UK ban
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Ezra Levant has just been banned from the United Kingdom. Not for any crime. Not for breaking any law. Simply for doing his job as a journalist. This is what Britain has become under Keir Starmer.
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Hello, my friends. What a crazy show today. First, we'll have a serious interview with Keith Wilson, the senior lawyer about the court ruling in Alberta by a Trudeau appointed judge throwing out the referendum. But today I want to tell you what a crazy thing that happened to me. I have been banned from going to the United Kingdom. I got a letter from the home office and I'll show you the letter and I'll show you what I'm going to do about it. That is also part of today's show. I'll be honest, when it first happened, I was a little embarrassed. I mean, banned from a country, it's like I'm a criminal or something. But no, I don't think I should be embarrassed. I think the UK government should be embarrassed. I'll show you why. But first let me invite you to become a subscriber to Rebel News Plus. That's the video version of today's show. And that's how you will see the various things I want to show you, including the letter I got. So please consider going to rebelnewsplus.com and clicking subscribe. You're listening. Tonight, I've been banned from the United Kingdom. I'm not even kidding. It's May 14th and this is the Ezra Levant show. Shame on you, you sensori. Hi guys. A shocking thing happened to me. I received an email from the home Office of the United Kingdom banning me from entering the the country using what's called a UK eta, Electronic Travel Authorization. I think that's what it stands for. It's like a mini visa that lets you into the country. They've rescinded mine. I'll tell you the whole story a little bit later in the show. It's sort of shocking. I love the UK. I've traveled there probably two dozen, three dozen times over the last 10 years doing journalism about Tommy Robinson, freedom of speech, mass immigration, covering the rise of the reform uk. Of course, Canada is where our base is, but we're interested in the UK because that's our mother country in many ways. It's where our law comes from. That's where our traditions come from. And I like to say it's like visiting the future because they're five years further down the road in some trends than we are. Well, the government didn't like me going over there and I'll show you everything, including their official rationale for banning me. That's coming up a bit later. But I wanted to start today's show with what I think is a momentous event. Yesterday in Fact, just as we were finishing taping yesterday's show, a Trudeau appointed judge in Alberta decided that having a democratic referendum on independence was illegal. If at this stage, the petition gathering stage, local first nations were not consulted, just made it up. The two Quebec referendums never had that obligation. Other referendums that are going on this fall in Alberta don't have that obligation. The judge just making up a way to stop Alberta from having a vote. Just absolutely incredible. I have my strong thoughts on it, but I thought let's check in with Keith Wilson, King's Counsel, senior lawyer who follows these things very closely. So what you're about to see was recorded slightly earlier today. It's a one on one interview with Keith Wilson going through the legalities of this court ruling. But come right back because I want to talk to you about what happened with me and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. I'll see you in a minute. Well over 300,000 Albertans signed a petition asking for a referendum to be called on independence. And believe it or not, 400,000 other Albertans earlier this year signed a petition saying they love Canada and want to stay. You could say that 700,000 people want a referendum one way or the other on Alberta's future. By the way, that's not the only referendum. Corb Lund has a referendum petition that was accepted challenging coal mining in the province. And then there's referendums that the government itself have proposed, including several on immigration. In other words, Alberta is moving towards democracy, direct democracy, including tackling subjects that politicians sometimes are afraid to sink their teeth into directly. But yesterday, in a shocking decision, a Trudeau appointed judge, originally from New Brunswick, and I say all those things because I think they're relevant, ruled against just one of these petitions, just against the 300,000 person independence petition saying to have this petition for referendum without meaningful discussions with indigenous groups is illegal. And he threw out the petitions. The province said they were startled by this. Here's Danielle Smith yesterday saying she disagrees. She thinks it's wrong in law and she'll be appealing.
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Well, although our government does support Alberta remaining in Canada, we think that today's decision by the court will deny opportunity to well over 300,000 Albertans to have their petition verified by elections Alberta. We think that this decision is incorrect in law and anti democratic and we will be appealing it as a result. Our cabinet and caucus will of course be meeting in the next couple of days to discuss the full context and make some decisions after we've had a chance to talk it through.
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Well, I'm stunned by this whole thing, but not surprised. You know the saying, shocked but not surprised. Joining us now to talk about this and possible ways forward is our favorite lawyer, Keith Wilson, King's counsel. He was a lawyer for the trucker convoy and he has been the, I think the most interesting and authoritative lawyer commenting on Alberta independence. Keith, great to see you again.
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Thanks for having me on, Keith.
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I think a lot of people were worried about this. To me, it seems like a, a break from precedent. Both referendums in Quebec proceeded without the kind of indigenous consultation required here. This feels like it's a law targeting this particular referendum petition because of its point of view. It really feels like a political decision. What do you think?
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Well, that's how it reads to me as well. And I think it's a reflection, Ezra, of the broader state of our society where those, there's those on the left think we're just not allowed to talk about certain things. And this is a results focused decision in my view. That is unfortunate because, you know, one of the questions for the court to look at was whether or not was whether or not it was the intention of the legislature to allow Albertans to have a petition calling for a referendum on independence. And the court somehow found a way to say, well, no, that's not really what the legislature meant. And then the more profound issue that you're seeing a lot of other legal commentators, law professors, experts, comment on today is the far reaching impact of the court's decision purporting to enlarge to a very significant degree the duty to consult First Nations. And slipping into the kind of situation we see in British Columbia where the elected government, the elected legislature under their parliamentary system is seeming to is co governing and has to go and get permission from first nations before they make any decision, it slips into that territory. It's clearly wrong at law. And the fact of the matter is it's always been the case that the decision as to whether or not to hold a referendum on independence and as set, as clarified by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1998, rests with the provincial cabinet. So the Smith government can go ahead with a referendum on independence at any time they choose.
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Yeah, you know, we've been following the goings on in B.C. and ordinary British Columbians have been shocked to learn that many of them may not own the land under their homes. They've been investing in their homes for decades and suddenly in court cases and secret treaty deals, they may not own their own home. And talk about setting back indigenous white relations I mean, the whole idea of reconciliation is that we get along and move forward together. This is setting it back. It's shocking. And I think it's going to be a reason why the NDP in British Columbia is thrown out because they are so closely wed to this new Indigenous title. Well, Alberta doesn't have Indigenous title in the same way they do in B.C. because every single acre of Alberta has been surrendered under a treaty. And I use the word surrender even though it sounds harsh. That is literally a word. In every treaty in Alberta, the Indian band surrendered, ceded forever the land. Now they have certain benefits and Indian reserve and certain payments. But I think we have a judge here who is saying, I really want to stop this referendum. I'm going to get super creative and say there's now an Indigenous veto even to this. I think you're so right. And I think it behooves the premier to say we're appealing, but we can't wait six months, a year, two years. We're gonna fight the legal battle. Cause we need clarity. But in the meantime, as the premier of Alberta, I'm gonna have our cabinet issue in order. We're gonna have a vote. That's what I think should happen. The premier should say, we're not gonna obey the court party. We'll fight the court party on their own terms, but we're gonna proceed on our terms. That's my view. What do you think?
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Well, and it's not even a matter of the premier or the Alberta government deciding not to follow the court decision. They can accept the court decision even though they believe it's wrong. And they can appeal it because it needs to be appealed to clarify this enlargement of the law of duty to consult and pushing down and diminishing the role of our elected parliaments, our elected legislatures. So it needs to be appealed for that reason. But what's absolutely clear, and I've said this many times in many interviews, is that I anticipated there would be legal challenges against the petition because, you know, there's forces that want to stop Alberta from becoming independent. But the critical thing that I would emphasize is that at no time has the premier, the government of Alberta, ever needed a citizen initiative petition in order to hold a referendum on independence.
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In the same way that the premier didn't need a citizen initiative petition to announce, as she has, that there will be a referendum on questions relating to the Senate to judge appointments and immigration in a referendum. That's inherent authority that the Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed. That's not disturbed in any way by this decision. So it remains wide open for the Smith government and her cabinet and her caucus to decide to be responsive to over 700,000 Albertans who've gone out of their way to sign various petitions saying, we want to have a referendum on this. So I'm optimistic that's exactly what will happen.
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You know, one of the themes of Alberta resentment is that Alberta has a certain amount of population, a certain amount of gdp, and yet it's treated poorly and given less respect, less attention than, let's say, for example, Atlantic Canada. And by the way, I love Atlantic Canada. I'm not hostile to them. I just note that tiny Prince Edward island with 140,000 people has, I think, four MPs and four senators. So they have eight people in Parliament for 140,000 people. Compare that to Alberta or Supreme Court seat. Where's Alberta's Supreme Court seat? Quebec has three. My point is, every time the will of Alberta is undermined, it's with someone who has like a super priority, like a super pass in Canada. And here it's at its most extreme. One judge with an obscure new theory that she's just concocted is saying, Hey, 700,000 Albertans, know your place. Don't get uppity, you uppity Albertans. Don't you know referendums are only for Quebec, not for you. I've just invented a theory and I think to have I know that courts are not elected, but to be so brazen and just saying we're going to concoct a reason this can't proceed, that's going to inflame other issues too. I think this is going to make more people see that this system isn't working. There's jubilation at the Globe and Mail and the cbc. They're thrilled about it. We. But it feels like lawfare against the Alberta people to me.
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Well, one of the things that happened when I was on the ground in Ottawa in 2022 during the freedom Convoy protest was I watched how the federal government continually overplayed their hand. And I'm seeing the same thing here. This is an overplaying of the hand and each one of these things, and including the mou, it's an overplaying of Carney's hand, because what it does, this decision yesterday, the MOU decision or announcement coming tomorrow, they provide evidence, illustrations, examples of why Canada doesn't work for Alberta and why Alberta needs to go alone and become independent and redefine its relationship with the rest of Canada. I think this just comes to be yet another example of that. And each one of these things, while they have a momentary effect of discouraging people in the independence movement, at the end of the day, they end up being a motivating factor. They strengthen the resolve, cause people to strengthen the resolve, and equally important is they cause people to move over. Because even someone who's on the fence on the issue goes, wait a minute, this is wrong. If this is actually the direction that first nations get to rule over, duly elected, democratically elected MLAs is, is not a future that. That bodes well for their kids and grandkids.
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Yeah. You know, act for Alberta, the third party group we registered with Elections Alberta, sponsored a poll by Main street. And I went through the poll with viewers the other day, but one detail I didn't go into, but our friend Sheila Gun Reed did, is believe it or not, grassroots indigenous people in Alberta, according to our poll from Main street, are more supportive of independence than white folks. Now, the sample size was small and it's probably worth doing more research, but that doesn't even surprise me when you think about it, because of course, the chiefs love their current arrangement. They get billions of dollars, there's less accountability on their finances. They have enormous power. But ordinary Indians on these bands, according to our poll, are more supportive of independence than non indigenous. So I don't know. I think that this judge, it's almost like the old saying, shut up. She explained you had 700,000 people who have a grievance and they're not allowed to air it because the judge. Well, just shut up. I'm frustrated by it, but I think that Daniel Smith has enough political sense to know that this creates a democratic deficit. And she doesn't have to be for a particular way to vote, yes or no, to support the right to vote. All of us can support the right to vote, even if we have different opinions on who to vote for. I think this is a test of democracy. Last word to you, Keith.
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Well, I think that's true. And I was encouraged by her calling out the decision as undemocratic, because it is. And what's remarkable is
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You know, first of all, what I've heard from many first nations members is that the chiefs, the few chiefs who've launched this legal challenge, did not consult with their communities and that normally they do so make that, you know, be
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that they should have a duty to consult. Maybe they need to their own people. That's what. That's a new right I'd like to invent. Keith. Great.
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But Think about this. Just think about this, Ezra. I'll just close with this. Every Albertan, including a First nation, had the right to sign a petition, either the one to stay or the one to leave. Every Albertan, including every first nation will get the right to have to vote in the referendum. Like this isn't like the non aboriginal community imposing something on the aboriginal community. They're completely equally situated in this. They have the same rights as anyone else. But then on top of that, as per the Supreme Court of Canada, if the vote is in favor of leaving of Alberta, becoming independent, then there's a mandatory obligation to include the first nations communities at the negotiating table to be part of the decision making process. This isn't consulting, this is including inclusion. So it's a bad decision, but it doesn't change the fundamentals. The law of Canada remains that a province is allowed to hold a vote on succession on independence. The Smith government continues to have the full legal authority to call for a referendum on independence in October. And I think that's what's going to happen.
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Yeah. All right, great to catch up with you. Thanks for your, your legal analysis. There he is, Keith Wilson, King's Counsel, who has studied the ruling in detail. Stay with us. More ahead. Well, that's the news of the day on the referendum. I hope the premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, does the right thing and allows that referendum to go ahead by just making a government referendum rather than a petition driven one. I just don't think Albertans are in a mood to be dictated to by a Trudeau judge making things up on the fly. And now earlier I mentioned I've been banned from the United Kingdom. Let me show you now a video that I released a few hours ago and it's we call it Let us Report because that's what I do when I'm in the uk. I report. I report on Tommy Robinson, but on other cases, on protests, on so many things. And reporting is part of freedom in the press and freedom of speech. And mine was curtailed for political reasons. Obviously, I've done nothing wrong in the uk. I never even got so much as a parking ticket. But I'm friends with the wrong guy and so I was banned. Here's my 15 minute presentation on what just happened. This is a crazy story. I'm suing Keir Starmer, the British Prime Minister. Starmer is the disgraced UK Labour Party leader. And a few days ago he illegally put me on a blacklist. He's banning me from entering the UK and he's done it Just days before the massive rally in London this weekend organized by Tommy Robinson, the British journalist and civil rights activist. Now I'm a journalist and the UK government wants to stop me from doing news reports about this rally. Stick around and I'll show you the letter I received and what I'm going to do about it. I've got some good ideas you might like. In fact, I need your help to fight back. Or you can scan this QR code right now or Visit the website letusreport.com now this all started last week when the Labour Party got crushed in local UK elections, losing around 1500 council seats. Immediately, immediately the party started to revolt against Darmer. So he tried to switch the topic and place the blame. He went on national TV and attacked Tommy Robinson and anyone associated with him.
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Take a look and you'll see it again on Saturday at a march designed to confront and intimidate this diverse city and this diverse country. That is why this Labour government will block far right agitators from traveling to Britain for that event. Because we will not allow people to come to the UK for threaten our community and spread hate on our streets.
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By the way, I'm not far right in the uk that means pro Nazi or anti Semitic. I'm Jewish in fact. Funny thing is Starmer actually has no problem with real anti Semitism. He's presided over a massive anti Semitic crime wave because he's afraid of calling out Muslim extremists. It's two tier justice. You know, the UK has blocked me as a reporter, but every single day they let in illegal migrants, including terrorists who actually get free housing and healthcare when they arrive. Over the past week, Starmer has banned more than a dozen people, including elected members of the European Parliament without any legal process have just been banned from traveling to the UK by the Starmer government.
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Did you guys see that? Starmer now actually admitted that he, he actively, personally banned myself and a number of other right wing commentators from traveling to the United Kingdom.
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I've just received notice that I've been denied entry into the country. They have also banned my colleague from Australia, Avi Yamini, who was going to do reporting as well. I've just been banned by Keir Starmer from entering the UK to attend a rally. The only test is are you a friend of Tommy Robinson? Starmer's Orwellian crackdown has already caused an international diplomatic incident. Here's the speaker of the Belgian Parliament summoning the British ambassador to answer for this ban, calling it shocking. Freedom of speech is dead in the uk. It is shocking. You know, a few years ago, I was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal for advancing freedom of expression. That was after I published the Danish cartoons of Mohammed. I think Queen Elizabeth, may she rest in peace, would be deeply disturbed by Keir Starmer's censorship and his blacklist. Starmer is tearing down so many of Britain's traditions, like ending the right to jury trials. I've been attacked by Starmer, but I'm not actually the real target here. The British people are the target. By attacking me, Starmer is sending a message to ordinary Brits that they better not go to Tommy's rally, they better not say anything Starmer doesn't like, or he'll sic the government on them, too. But let me tell you what I'm doing about it. I am not just rolling over. I've got three ideas, and you can help me with them. And the last one might actually be the most fun. But first, let me just show you the email I got from the UK Home Office. It's not even signed by anybody saying that my travel document, called an ETA, or electronic travel authorization, has been canceled. I've been blacklisted. Here, let me read it to you. Dear Ezra Isaac Levant, your UK ETA has been canceled from 8th of May, 2026. This means you cannot travel to the UK without a visa. This is because your presence in the UK is not considered to be conducive to the public good. You cannot appeal this decision. Look at that wording. Not considered to be conducive to the public good. What does that even mean? I've traveled to the UK dozens of times as a journalist to cover important court cases, interview newsmakers, and even to lead group tours of the uk. I love the UK and I respect it, including its traditions of free speech and the rule of law. Obviously, I've never done anything against the law, not even a parking ticket. That's why they use the most vague excuse possible that they don't like me. Because the truth is, the only reason I'm being blocked is that I'm on Starmer's political blacklist. But let me tell you what I did immediately after I received the email. And I don't think the other people who were banned have done this. Remember, Starmer said he was taking away my eta. That's that quick electronic version of a visa that anyone from coming from Canada would typically use. But here's what the email said right underneath that part. I'll read it. It said, if you still want to travel to the uk, you need to apply for a visa so we can consider your circumstances in more detail. Having your ETA canceled does not mean you will be refused a visa. To visit the uk. You need to apply for either a standard visitor Vita transit visa, Temporary work Creative worker visa. Okay, so I clicked the link and I clicked a few more and I got to a page where they say it normally takes a month or more for a visa application to be reviewed, which obviously is why they waited until the last minute to tell me I was banned. But look at this. If you pay £100, that's about 185 Canadian dollars. They'll get back to you in five days. Well, again, that's too late for the rally. They waited till the last moment on purpose, obviously. But look at this last one. Using the Super Priority service for visa and settlement application means you'll usually get a decision by the end of the next working day. So there's a super fast version. Now they charge 1000 pounds for that superfast service. That is over 1800 Canadian dollars. That's insane. But I've already bought a plane ticket to London and a hotel room to London, and I've already spent so much money, I want to go there and more to the point, I want to fight this. So right after I read the blacklist email, I did what their email said. I filled out the visa application form. Every personal detail, my entire travel history going back 10 years, my bank account balance, details about my family, about my parents, about my kids, a list of I can't even believe I had to enter every country I've been in in 10 years. I probably answered 100 questions and I submitted that all on May 8th last Friday, and I paid the insane fee that same day. The next business day, I went in and I had my fingerprints taken and other biometrics sent to the uk. They've had this for days now. And nothing. Crickets. Monday came and went, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. It's now been six days. They took my thousand pounds and promised a result within 24 hours. There wasn't anything wrong with my visa application. It was perfect. I answered every question honestly. It's pretty obvious what's going on here. Keir Starmer has instructed them to stop me because of my politics. They just don't want to put that in writing. Well, that's illegal. And that I can appeal to the courts and I will. So here's what I'm doing. Step one, I'm retaining a lawyer in the United Kingdom to sue the British Home Office and Keir Starmer Himself, who obviously interfered directly. He even made a speech about it. Make Starmer come to court and explain himself. Let's make him reveal his internal memos and his comments about Tommy Robinson and Tom, Tommy's supporters, about me and everyone else who was blacklisted. I'm sure what Starmer has said in internal memos is not just disgraceful, but it's also illegal. Do you like that idea? If so, I sure could use your help to pay for the British lawyer we're hiring. You can help by scanning the QR code or going to let us report dot com. We have to raise thousands of pounds to fight. And remember, Starmer will have all the government lawyers on his side. But a lawsuit takes months, even years. So what can we do right now? Well, there's no way we're going to be stopped from reporting on Tommy's rally. It's just too important. So step two of my plan is to send over other rebel news reporters. Like I say, they banned me. They banned my colleague Avi Amini. But we sent over our beautiful reporter Alexa Lavoie. She's so great. And for some reason Keir Starmer forgot to block her. Here's a sample of Alexa in action. Here she is covering one of the big pro terrorism rallies that Keir Starmer has no problem with in London. Take a look.
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If the west feels so sorry for the Israeli Zionists, why don't they give a place in Germany? Why don't you go to Hitler's back garden and make occupation there? Then they will know what kind of people these are. Why every so many hundred years the Zionists get slaughtered because Hitler knew how to deal with these people. They probably made a program so they can create a state of Israel in the expense of Palestinian Muslims blood.
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Alexa is great, she's a great journalist and she landed in the UK and was not stopped at customs. And now she's going to report to the world what happens at that rally. If you like that idea, please help me pay for her economy class air ticketetusreport.com now step three is the fun one and I really want your help with this one. I'd like you to send an email now. Don't send it to Keir Starmer. He would just ignore you. Or who knows, maybe put you on an enemy's list. Send your email to the American embassy in London. Write to Under Secretary of State Sarah Rogers. Who's that? She's the top diplomat in the United States focused on free speech in Europe and other countries. Remember when Keir Starmer lied and told President Trump he'd protect free speech. Free speech today. Well, free speech is very important. I don't know if you're referring to any place in particular.
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Perhaps they are, but we've had free speech for a very, very long time here, so we're very proud of that.
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What we do have, of course, a special relationship with our friends in the UK and also with some of our European allies. But we also know that there have been infringements on free speech that actually affect not just the British, of course, what the British do in their own country is up to them, but also affect American technology companies and by extension, American citizens. So that is something that we'll talk about today at lunch.
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We've had free speech for a very, very long time in the United Kingdom, and it will last for a very, very long time. Well, no, I mean, certainly we wouldn't want to reach across US citizens, and we don't. And that's absolutely right. But in relation to free speech in the uk, I'm very proud of our history there.
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Keir Starmer was lying there. Keir Starmer will not listen to his own citizens about free speech, but he just might listen to President Trump. You could tell he was scared of Trump. Let's tell Ambassador Rogers that the British government isn't just violating the rights of Brits. It's now banning American citizens from entering the UK based on political discrimination. I'm not American, but several of the people banned this week are American. So that's my three part plan. Part one, sue Keir Starmer in the Home Office over my visa denial. Get their internal communications where they blacklist conservatives. Step two, send Alexei Lavoie to report for Rebel News. She's already over there. And step three, write an email to the US diplomat in charge of international free speech. Tell her that US citizens like Tommy's friend Don Keith have been blacklisted, as well as Canadians, Australians and others. You can do all of these things at our one website, letusreport.com. you can help me crowdfund for Alexa's Tripp and for my lawsuit against Keir Starmer. And you can send an email to Ambassador Rogers. She's the undersecretary of State for free speech. Right from that same website, too. We made it so easy. Just click one button to send an email. You know, it broke my heart to be banned from the United Kingdom. I really love that place, partly because of its history of freedom. I love the people so much, but I'm not the real victim Here, the real victim are millions of Brits who are living under Keir Starmer and his assault on basic freedoms. They're the victims here, but I'm in a position to fight back. Please go to letusreport.com to help me out. If you can help chip into sue Keir Starmer and get the documents, I'd be grateful. Wish me luck and help me get Alexa over there. She's already over, but help me pay for her plane ticket. Make sure to send that email. Look, I've already spoken to a lawyer in the UK about suing. It's an uphill battle to sue the Prime Minister. Of course it is, but it is doable. Unfortunately, I need to raise thousands of pounds. If you can help me, Go to Let us report dot com. Like I say, in the meantime, Alexa Lavoie is on the ground. Make sure to watch her coverage. And if you can help me with her airfare, go to Let us report dot com. But this is the last point, and if you're going to do anything, do this. You know Keir Starmer was totally terrified when J.D. vance asked him about free speech. That's why we got to tell the Americans what's going on here. The Keir Starmer is not just cracking down on Tommy Robinson. He's attacking U.S. citizens, too. Go to let us report dot com. We'll show you a fast and easy way to email the right person at the U.S. state Department. All right, let's fight back, and maybe I can even get over there and do some proper reporting again. Thanks, everybody. That's so crazy. I'll let you know how it goes. But let me end the show as we often do with letters from viewers. Here are some comments on me being banned from the UK from our YouTube video we put up a few hours ago of the news. One is Warrior says, that's so wild. Ezra has a medal from the Queen for free speech, but he just got banned from the UK because of fears over what he might say. You know, I think about that medal from the Queen a lot. I don't wear it all. I think in my whole life, I've worn it three times at appropriate moments. But I can't help but think that the way we conduct ourselves is more in keeping with British traditions of free speech than the way Keir Starmer, the actual Prime Minister, is. And I think he's destroying important parts of British culture, including the jury system, by the way, which he wants to do away with. Donnie Bahama says hate speech is any speech they hate. The UK is in a dark place right now. Yeah. And it's the Prime Minister lashing out. Like you can't believe what a setback he just had. Last week he lost 1500 city council seats. I mean, think about that in Canada, if you lost that many seats, because remember, in the UK, even their local city councillors have party affiliations. So 1500 people associated with Keir Starmer just got sacked by the voters. He's flailing about, he's lashing out and he thought banning me would help him. I don't think so, mate. Last letter from tjd900 who says they can ban you, but not rubber dinghy boats full of fighting aged men from who knows? Laughable, eh? That's the thing, you know. I would never do it because I regard myself as a law abiding person and I think that's part of our whole moral authority. Rebel News is that we don't break the law even when we don't get our way. We don't break the law because you have to submit to the law, even if maybe you don't like it. But it is obviously easy to get into the UK if I physically wanted to. I mean, the most obvious example is just hop in a little boat and go across. That's what all the migrants do. It's sort of insane that a peaceful, law abiding, pay my bills, leave when I say I will. Visitor like me gets banned, but not. Thousands and thousands of illegal migrants a month, many of whom are terrorists. UK is in a lot of trouble and I think banning us only shows how bad it is. It doesn't fix the problem. I'll keep you posted. It's going to be very exciting. What happens. That's our show for the day. Until tomorrow, on behalf of all of us here at Rebel World Headquarters, to you at home, good night and keep fighting for freedom.