Ugh, crazy far right from Britain

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/19/katie-hopkins-quarantine-video-australia/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2O-hjruAHFTOAQcXHy2_AKLSSC8Nm_j-qQ2rbte5XSV2vrX6h4yy_X2ro

SYDNEY — Australia deported a British conservative commentator after she boasted on social media about appearing naked and maskless in hotel quarantine, in breach of the country’s strict rules, authorities said Monday.

Katie Hopkins, a 46-year-old media personality, was fined 1,000 Australian dollars (about $740) and escorted by police to the Sydney airport, where she boarded an afternoon flight bound for Britain after her visa was canceled by the government.

Her efforts to flout Australia’s strict quarantine regime struck a raw nerve in a country where some 11 million residents are in lockdown to curb outbreaks of the delta variant of the coronavirus. Tens of thousands of citizens are stranded abroad, because authorities have capped the number of international arrivals to relieve pressure on the hotel quarantine system, which requires anyone who enters the country to spend two weeks in a hotel at their own expense.

Hopkins had come to Australia for the reality television show “Big Brother VIP.” Australia is officially closed to everyone but citizens, residents and their immediate family. But exceptions are made for some foreigners, including sports teams and celebrities, deemed to be making an important economic contribution.

New South Wales state put in place a plan last year to allow film companies to bring celebrities in for big projects that would create jobs during the pandemic. Its health minister, Brad Hazzard, said he was “shocked” by Hopkins’s behavior.

More at the link. She is a piece of work! Looney tunes