ITV reporters asked the prime minister this morning whether online right-wing figures Stephen Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) and Andrew Tate should be banned from the internet.
Robinson himself, who has currently fled the country and is living overseas, posted this clip of the prime minister’s response to this question.
“The law applies online. So if you’re inciting violence, doesn’t matter whether it’s online or offline, and therefore I expect, just as in relation to those that are directly participating on the streets, for there to be arrests and charging and prosecution. Equally, anyone who has been found to have committed a criminal offense online can expect the same response.”
The basic operating assumption for the UK is that freedom of speech, as Americans understand the term, does not exist in the United Kingdom.
