Why have two US commentators been banned from entering the UK?
المصدر: الغارديان - بريطانيا | Source: الغارديان - بريطانياCenk Uygur and Hasan Piker were supposed to address events at SXSW London before their ETAs were cancelled
Cenk Uygur, the host of the Young Turks online political talkshow, and Hasan Piker, who runs his own hours-long stream each day, have been banned from entering the UK by the British home secretary, Shabana Mahmood. They were supposed to address events at SXSW London, a creatives-led festival. Uygur was also planning to speak at the Oxford Union on Friday.
The move has sparked a political row and concerns that Keir Starmer’s government is censoring public debate.
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