THE Department For Education was accused of gagging a controversial right-wing British journalist from speaking at a school in Kent.

Milo Yiannopoulos was due to speak tomorrow night in Canterbury but the school cancelled the event after concerns from Whitehall about extremism — prompting the writer to brand Theresa May “a total fascist.”

4 Milo Yiannopoulos has branded Theresa May a "total fascist" after he was banned from speaking at his old school Credit: Rex

The gay Donald Trump supporter is a media star in America after using Twitter and Facebook to become the poster boy of the controversial “alt-right” movement.

The 32 year old provocateur was due to address pupils tomorrow at the Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury — despite being expelled more than a decade ago.

But on Monday the school’s head teacher claimed he had been leant on by the “Department For Education’s counter extremism unit” into cancelling the talk.

4 He criticised the PM after the school notified him of the ban Credit: Getty Images

Milo hit back, telling The Sun: “So everybody’s worst fears that Theresa May is a total fascist have been confirmed by her sinister counter extremist goons.”

He went on: “”Perhaps they should spend a little more time stopping jihadis brainwashing British school kids and less time persecuting gays they disagree with.”

Yiannopoulos, who writes for the US right-wing website Breitbart, was a vocal supporter of Donald Trump’s successful bid for the White House, nicknaming the President-Elect “Daddy”.

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His aggressive and deliberately offensive sense of humour have won him celebrity status among angry young men and anti-feminists.

But the self-described “internet super villain” has made plenty of enemies in recent months, resulting in a ban from Twitter in July.

Since then the former Telegraph journalist has embarked on a round of lectures at American universities, named “The Dangerous Faggot Tour”.

4 He was due to speak tomorrow evening at Simon Langton Grammar School - where he was expelled from as a pupil Credit: Rex

At one such talk at the University of California, Santa Barbara he was carried into the lecture theatre on a golden throne by students wearing Donald Trump caps and singing “America F--- Yeah!”

His flamboyant rallies have often been marred with protests and scuffles with left-wing activists who object to his uncompromising message.

In a statement head teacher Matthew Baxter said: “This decision was taken following contact from the

Department For Education’s counter extremism unit, the threat of demonstrations at the school by organised groups and members of the public and our overall concerns for the security of the school site and the safety of our community.

“We note that within 24 hours of advertising the event, more than 220 Langton sixth formers had, with parental consent, signed up for the event and that objection to our hosting Mr Yiannopoulus came almost entirely from people with no direct connection to the Langton.

4 The schools head said Justine Greening's Department for Education’s "counter extremism unit" got in touch Credit: Alamy

“The staff and students of the school were overwhelmingly in favour.

“While disappointed that both the pastoral care and intellectual preparation we offer to our students has been called into question, we at the Langton remain committed to the principle of free speech and open debate and will resist, where possible, all forms of censorship.”

A Department for Education spokesperson said: “When concerns are raised by members of the public following media coverage in advance of an event, the department would contact the school as a matter of routine to check they had considered any potential issues. The decision to cancel the event was a matter for the school.”