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The clock is ticking for the Home Secretary to ban a far right Hungarian politician

The clock is ticking for the Home Secretary to ban a far right Hungarian politician entering Britain to stir up racial hatred.

As the deadline neared to stop Jobbik Party chief Gabor Vona from attending two far right gatherings in London this weekend, London Assembly member Andrew Dismore made a last-minute appeal to Theresa May.

He said: "The Home Secretary must act urgently and ban Mr Vona from entering the UK. On Thursday I stood alongside Hope Not Hate and handed in a petition with over 14,000 signatures to the Home Office.

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