ACTIVISTS and MPs called yesterday for a travel ban on so-called “pick-up artist” Daryush Valizadeh, who has said raping women on private property should be legal.

Valizadeh who calls himself Roosh V and leads the web group “Return of Kings,” is hoping to tour Britain offering “tips” on how to harass and bully women into having sex.

His website says that women — who he refers to as “the enemy” — should be ignored when they refuse sexual offers and that they should only be valued for “fertility and beauty.”

Valizadeh said rape, reported cases of which have risen by 41 per cent in the last year, should be deemed legal “if done on private property.” After a backlash he claimed the disgusting remark was “satire. He has self-published 15 “books” on his dangerous tactics.

“We will not accept this form of terror against women,” said Katie Pruszynski, who started an 82,000-strong petition on Change.org for the police and Home Office to ban the group. Scotland and England-specific petitions on 38Degrees.org.uk have brought in a further 80,000 signatures.

Shadow women and equalities minister Kate Green asked Tory Home Office minister Karen Bradley yesterday whether the “absolutely repulsive” group could be placed on the government’s banned list.

Ms Bradley replied that Home Secretary Theresa May has the power to ban non-British citizens if she believes their presence is “not conducive to the public good.”

Valizadeh responded to criticisms online by cancelling events in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds and Shrewsbury saying he “can no longer guarantee the safety or privacy of the men who want to attend.”

This is “ironic” as women approached by predatory men are at daily risk of violence and sexual harassment, with two women being killed by a partner or ex-partner a week, a Sisters Uncut spokeswoman said, adding: “It is behind closed doors and in their own homes that women are often most at risk.

“We call on the government to do more to end violence against women and girls, starting with reversing the devastating cuts that are causing the closure of specialist sexual and domestic violence services across the country.”

Ms Green backed Sisters Uncut’s call for sustainable funding to support those suffering sexual and domestic violence as well as educating young people about healthy relationships. She said: “The Tory government has an obligation to tackle violence against women and the ideas and culture that fuel it.”