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Two US political commentators banned from entering UK
Home Office says presence of Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker in UK ‘may not be conducive to the public good’ Two prominent US political commentators who were due to speak at events in the UK this week have been banned from entering the country by the Home Office. 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 stopped from appearing at SXSW London, while the former said he was also due to speak at an event run by University of Oxford students. Continue reading...
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Home Office says presence of Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker in UK ‘may not be conducive to the public good’ Two prominent US political commentators who were due to speak at events in the UK this week have been banned from entering the country by the Home Office. 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 stopped from appearing at SXSW London, while the former said he was also due to speak at an event run by University of Oxford students. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked item, Two US political commentators banned from entering UK, Home Office says presence of Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker in UK ‘may not be conducive to the public good’ Two prominent US political commentators who were due to speak at events in the UK this week have been banned from entering the country by the Home Office. 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 stopped from appearing at SXSW London, while the former said he was also due to speak at an event run by University of Oxford students. Continue reading…
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