U.K. blocks visits by left-wing commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker

The progressive political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker said Monday they had been barred from entering the United Kingdom to speak at events

The progressive political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker said Monday they had been barred from entering the United Kingdom to speak at events.

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Uygur, who co-hosts the YouTube series “The Young Turks,” and his nephew Piker, who broadcasts his commentary on the video platform Twitch, said on social media they had been blocked because of their views about Israel.

In a statement, the British interior ministry said travel authorization for “these individuals” had been canceled as “their presence in the U.K. may not be conducive to the public good.” The statement did not mention Israel.