LONDON: Two left-wing American political commentators barred from entering the UK over their alleged criticism of Israel will address the Oxford Union via livestream after being blocked from traveling to Britain. Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker were refused entry by the Home Office, which deemed their presence “not conducive to the public good” — through the UK government did not comment on the specific reasons for the ban. They had been due to appear at the Oxford Union on Saturday and at SXSW London, the annual film, media and music festival.

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