Arwa Elrayess, President of the Oxford Union, said she was “deeply concerned” after US political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker had their authorisation to visit the UK revoked on the grounds that their appearances would not be “conducive to public good”.

The ban on the left-wing commentators has shocked many across the political spectrum.

The United Kingdom’s Home Office said Piker and Uygur were blocked from entering the country because their presence “may not be conducive to the public good.”

The U.K. barred American political commentator Cenk Uygur and online broadcaster Hasan Piker from entering the country, the two said Sunday, alleging that...

Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker say UK has stopped them travelling to speak at SXSW London

The US citizens allege that they have been denied entry to Britain due to their outspoken criticism of Israel.

Green leader Zack Polanski has called the decision ‘really grim’

LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Britain has blocked Cenk Uygur, a left-wing Turkish-American media personality, and his nephew, Hasan Piker, a U.S. left-wing commentator and…

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The UK Home Office has denied entry to YouTube commentator Cenk Uygur and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, preventing their participation in scheduled SXSW London talks this week.

Cenk Uygur, the host of the Young Turks online talkshow, and streamer Hasan Piker have both been barred from entering the UK as their appearance would not be 'conducive to the…

Turkish origin U.S. political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker have said they were denied entry to the U.K. with British authorities reportedly linking the decision to…

Both men had their permission to enter the UK revoked by the government.

LONDON: The UK has banned two of America’s most prominent left-wing political commentators from entering the country, preventing them from appearing at a string of high-profile…

Britain’s interior ministry said travel authorization for “these individuals” had been canceled as “their presence in the UK may not be conducive to the public good.”

Home Office's decision to deny the pair's ETAs generated widespread backlash, with users accusing the government of cracking down on criticism of Israel

Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur were due to speak at events this week, but the Home Office cancelled their electronic travel authorisations.

The U.K.'s Home Office canceled Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur's electronic travel authorization ahead of the SXSW London festival.

The UK government has banned two prominent US political commentators, Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, from entering Britain in what critics say is the latest example of London…

Critics of Israel barred from UK for "not being conducive to the public good." Controversy over freedom of speech and government censorship.

The two men had been due to address the SXSW London festival on June 4, with Piker scheduled to meet left-wing UK lawmakers and Uygur slated to address Oxford University students.