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Radio star Michael Savage allowed to travel to Britain

By April MacIntyre Jul 19, 2009, 3:14 GMT

United Kingdom Home Secretary Alan Johnson reportedly has lifted the edict for Mr. Savage, according to WND.com. Mr. Savage was lumped in a varied group of Islamic hate preachers, racial bigots and terrorists.

The ban on radio personality Michael Savage to Britain has been lifted.

United Kingdom Home Secretary Alan Johnson reportedly has lifted the edict for Mr. Savage, according to WND.com. Mr. Savage was lumped in a varied group of Islamic hate preachers, racial bigots and terrorists.

With an estimated 8 million listeners and broadcast on 400 radio stations, Mr. Savage hosts the nation's third most popular radio talk show in the U.S.

According to the website, Mr. Savage was involved in a lawsuit with previous UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for libel, who put Mr. Savage in the ban list described as the "least wanted" visitors to the country.

Smith, according to the website, admitted she was not qualified for her position. "When I became home secretary I'd never run a major organization," she told Total Politics magazine. "I hope I did a good job but if I did it was more by luck than by any kind of development of skills. I think we should have been better trained. I think there should have been more induction."

Smith resigned her position amidst scandal over personal use of taxpayer funds and her ban of Mr. Savage.

Johnson, according to the London Daily Mail, called the move a "blunder." 

"I am stunned by this sudden sign of sanity in the UK government," Mr. Savage told WND. "But I won't believe it until they send a letter to me confirming it."

Mr. Savage demands an apology from Smith.