The UK Parliament speaker has condemned a move by a member of the House of Lords for inviting a far right Islamophobe figure in Britain for a sumptuous meal in the chamber.
The House of Commons Speaker, John Bercow, said Wednesday hat although inviting people to the House of Lords was outside of his remit, but insisted that Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, was a “a loathsome, obnoxious, repellent individual” who should have never been invited to the upper chamber.
Robinson, convicted several times for offences including assault, mortgage fraud and travelling on a fake passport, has been known for his fierce campaign against Muslims and immigrants in the UK.
The founder of the far-right group English Defence League is currently being tried for two contempt of the court charges which could see him in prison for around two years.
Robinson was invited by Lord Pearson, a peer of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), to…