U.K. blocks visit by two left-wing U.S. political commentators

Two American left-wing political commentators have been barred from entering the U.K. this week to attend speaking engagements. Cenk Uygur, a Turkish American who founded Justice Democrats, a progressive political funding group, and Young Turks, a long-running online show, said he was banned from two events in the U.K. this week. Commentator and influencer Hasan Piker, who is Mr. Uygur’s nephew, also said his visa has been “revoked”. The 34-year-old had previously courted controversy for his views and remarks, including his comments on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, his stance on Hamas and his use of derogatory language to describe Orthodox Jews. Mr. Piker had said in 2019 that the U.S. “deserved 9/11”, later saying his comments were “inappropriate”.