The Holocaust denier David Irving has been giving talks on “unusual history” at undisclosed venues in England and Scotland this month, according to his website.

The 80-year-old author, who unsuccessfully sued historian Deborah Lipstadt for calling him a Holocaust denier, was due to speak “privately” in Coventry, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow and three other Scottish venues, his website said.

While his tour was due to end in Inverness tonight, another note posted on his website said it had now “concluded successfully” and he was back in London working on a book on Himmler.

Edward Sutherland, of the Confederation of Friends of Israel Scotland, told the website The Ferret, which reported the story, “We reject the discredited and grossly offensive views that David Irving has expressed about the Holocaust, and believe the secrecy surrounding his tour shows that even he now recognises that they are not appropriate for any public space.”