Controversial Katie Hopkins has had her show at Bedford Corn Exchange cancelled after a petition was launched to stop her from coming to the town.
A 38 Degrees petition started yesterday (Sunday) had gained 50 signatures within 24 hours.
However, the show was dropped after the Bedford Independent spoke to Bedford Borough Council, who run the Corn Exchange, about why the show had been booked.
The petition was started by Victoria Harrison.
The Bedford Independent contacted Bedford Borough Council, owner of the Corn Exchange, to ask for a comment.
This afternoon (Monday) they confirmed that the event had been cancelled.
A Bedford Borough Council spokesperson said, “We are proud to have a diverse community in Bedford Borough and want to support people to help one another to thrive.
“We do not feel the show in question supports this objective. As a result, we have made the decision to cancel the event at Bedford Corn Exchange.”
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Hopkins is currently in the US, speaking at a Christian nationalist event called The Great Awakening.
She’s appearing alongside figures associated with the far right including Michael Lindell, former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, and the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor Doug Mastriano.
Update: This article was updated on 23 November 2022 at 1:16pm. Upon the request of Katie Hopkins, we removed a link, mentions, and images from a Twitter account that is not connected to her. We also removed allegations taken from the petition that Ms Hopkins refutes in the strongest terms. We are happy to make these amendments and thank Ms Hopkins for bringing them to our attention.
