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| US self-defence expert barred from UK says cabinet backs his methods | US self-defence expert barred from UK says cabinet backs his methods |
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| Tim Larkin, a US close combat expert who has been banned from entering Britain, is to step up a campaign to have the ban lifted by claiming that the home secretary, Theresa May, is preventing him from teaching self-defence techniques now advocated by the cabinet. | Tim Larkin, a US close combat expert who has been banned from entering Britain, is to step up a campaign to have the ban lifted by claiming that the home secretary, Theresa May, is preventing him from teaching self-defence techniques now advocated by the cabinet. |
| Larkin claims he has been a victim of a misunderstanding and that his techniques were advocated by Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, at the Conservative conference. | Larkin claims he has been a victim of a misunderstanding and that his techniques were advocated by Chris Grayling, the justice secretary, at the Conservative conference. |
| Grayling promised to strengthen the definition of reasonable self-defence in the home, and will make most forms of self-defence lawful. | Grayling promised to strengthen the definition of reasonable self-defence in the home, and will make most forms of self-defence lawful. |
| In a bid to embarrass May, Larkin is to take part in a Skype meeting in a pub in her Maidenhead constituency – broadcasting live from Las Vegas to canvass support for his cause. | In a bid to embarrass May, Larkin is to take part in a Skype meeting in a pub in her Maidenhead constituency – broadcasting live from Las Vegas to canvass support for his cause. |
| Larkin claims to have the support of Senate majority leader Harry Reid and is seeking a judicial review of May's decision on the grounds it was made without consulting him. | Larkin claims to have the support of Senate majority leader Harry Reid and is seeking a judicial review of May's decision on the grounds it was made without consulting him. |
| May debarred Larkin after a complaint by a Labour MP that he was advertising a self-defence tour in British cities afflicted by riots in 2011 and this amounted to a form of incitement to vigilantes. | May debarred Larkin after a complaint by a Labour MP that he was advertising a self-defence tour in British cities afflicted by riots in 2011 and this amounted to a form of incitement to vigilantes. |
| The Home Office, in its defence to the courts, asserted Larkin is an advocate of a "kill or be killed" form of self-defence and his presence in the UK would be detrimental to the public good. It said it had no obligation to speak to Larkin prior to reaching a decision. | The Home Office, in its defence to the courts, asserted Larkin is an advocate of a "kill or be killed" form of self-defence and his presence in the UK would be detrimental to the public good. It said it had no obligation to speak to Larkin prior to reaching a decision. |
| Larkin has seized on comments from Grayling and David Cameron about Britons' right to protect themselves from grievous bodily harm should anybody enter their home. | Larkin has seized on comments from Grayling and David Cameron about Britons' right to protect themselves from grievous bodily harm should anybody enter their home. |
| "[That] is exactly the same situation that I've been training people to deal with, ever since I started training in the United Kingdom," he said. | "[That] is exactly the same situation that I've been training people to deal with, ever since I started training in the United Kingdom," he said. |
| "I just really am at a loss as to why, if that is the case with the government – if that's the government's finding – why I'm facing an exclusion order right now. I think there's been a huge mistake in understanding what it is I actually teach." | "I just really am at a loss as to why, if that is the case with the government – if that's the government's finding – why I'm facing an exclusion order right now. I think there's been a huge mistake in understanding what it is I actually teach." |
| Larkin was banned from the UK last year when a Home Office official travelled to Las Vegas to debar him from flying to the country. | Larkin was banned from the UK last year when a Home Office official travelled to Las Vegas to debar him from flying to the country. |
| He was banned two weeks after the home secretary received the complaint from Rosie Cooper, the Labour MP for West Lancashire, in November 2011. A decision to ban him was made on 28 November last year. | He was banned two weeks after the home secretary received the complaint from Rosie Cooper, the Labour MP for West Lancashire, in November 2011. A decision to ban him was made on 28 November last year. |
| He insists he has never been an advocate of personal self-defence outside the home, and has in the past taught members of the UK police force, as well as the US marines. | He insists he has never been an advocate of personal self-defence outside the home, and has in the past taught members of the UK police force, as well as the US marines. |
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