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UK Home Secretary Bans Uygur, Piker Over Antisemitic Claims

6/1/2026

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood barred left-wing commentator Cenk Uygur from entering the United Kingdom.
Shabana Mahmood also revoked streamer Hasan Piker’s visa, preventing his travel to the UK.
Shabana Mahmood justified the bans by citing Uygur’s repeated claims that Israel controls America and other antisemitic tropes.
Cenk Uygur posted on X that the ban exemplified oppression of Western citizens.
Hasan Piker announced his visa revocation during a livestream.

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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood barred left-wing commentator Cenk Uygur from entering the United Kingdom.
Shabana Mahmood also revoked streamer Hasan Piker’s visa, preventing his travel to the UK.
Shabana Mahmood justified the bans by citing Uygur’s repeated claims that Israel controls America and other antisemitic tropes.
Cenk Uygur posted on X that the ban exemplified oppression of Western citizens.
Hasan Piker announced his visa revocation during a livestream.