Amsterdam - Dutch legislator Geert Wilders is due to travel to Britain on Thursday despite an entry ban from the British authorities, Dutch media reported.

The leader of the liberal-rightist Freedom Party PVV, which is highly critical of Islam and migrants, was invited to London by a member of the House of Lords for a showing of his controversial political film Fitna.

The British authorities recently decided to refuse Wilders entry because the legislator would allegedly pose a threat to public security.

Repeated requests by the Dutch government to Britain to reconsider the entry ban did not have any effect.

It remains unclear whether Wilders will be allowed to board the British airplane at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.

Some claim the airline has a legal obligation to transport passengers. Others say a British airline may not take someone on board once Britain has issued an entry ban.

Dutch television reported that if Wilders does make it to London, the Dutch ambassador in Britain would meet Wilders at the airport.

A final decision about Wilders' entry to Britain would be made at the airport's British immigration service.

On March 27, 2008, Wilders released a 16-minute political film on the Internet warning of the spread of radical Islam and the alleged "Islamization" of the Netherlands.

On December 8, Wilders was quoted in Dutch daily newspaper Spits saying he would travel abroad with his film to create international "alliances for peace and against Islamization." (dpa)