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A man who disrupted last year's University Boat Race by swimming in front of the crews has been refused leave to remain in the UK. The Home Office said Trenton Oldfield's presence in the country was not "conducive to the public good". The Australian was jailed for six months after being found guilty of causing a public nuisance. Oldfield told Isleworth Crown Court that his actions were a protest against elitism and inequality. A Home Office spokesman said: "Those who come to the UK must abide by our laws. "We refused this individual leave to remain because we do not believe his presence in this country is conducive to the public good." Oldfield, who has a British wife, Deepa Naik, who is expecting a child, said he had appealed against the decision. Sentencing Oldfield in October last year, Judge Anne Molyneux said he had ruined the race for everyone. "You caused delay and disruption to it and to the members of the public who h...

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