Robinson’s US visa not granted in time

Convicted fraudster Tommy Robinson will speak at an event hosted by a US politician by video-link because his visa application was not granted in time.

The English Defence Leagueco-founderwas due to meet Republican politicians in Washington this week at the invitation of the Middle East Forum.

But Daniel Pipes, president of the conservative Philadelphiabased organisation, said Robinson had not been granted a visa in time for the meeting.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-lennon, denied his visa application had been rejected, describing reports as “fake news”. The Middle East Forum said that Robinson’s visa had not been denied but was going through “administrative processing”.