U.S. political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker say U.K. denying them entry "for criticizing Israel"
London — Two prominent left-wing American political commentators who had been due to speak at events in the United Kingdom have been denied entry to the country as the British government deemed their presence a risk "to the public good."
TL;DR
- Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, U.S. political commentators, were denied entry to the UK for upcoming events.
- The British government cited "potential risks to UK society" and that their presence would be "not conducive to the public good."
- Uygur and Piker claim the denial is due to their criticism of Israel.
- Concerns were raised by the British Jewish charity Community Security Trust regarding Piker's past comments.
- The Home Office decision was reportedly based on a perceived risk of exacerbating antisemitism.
- Uygur and Piker may still be able to appear remotely at the SXSW London event.