https://www.mediaite.com/media/the-young-turks-cenk-uygur-banned-from-entering-united-kingdom/

The Young Turks’ chief pundit Cenk Uygur was barred from entering the United Kingdom over government concerns his presence would not be “conducive to the public good,” The Times reported on Sunday.

Uygur was set to appear at the SXSW London festival later this week. But British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood decided the leftist commentator was not fit to enter the country, due in part to his rants against Israel.

The Times reported:

> The decision to block Uygur from travelling to the UK is understood to have been based on several grounds, including fears that his presence would risk exacerbating antisemitism due to his rhetoric since the October 7 attacks in 2023.

> This has included repeating classic antisemitic tropes, such as the claim that Israel controls America. He falsely claimed on his podcast in July last year that the Israeli lobby gave more to Congress than any other.

Uygur confirmed he was banned from entering the UK in an X post on Sunday. He said it was for “criticizing Israel.”

“Are we free anymore?” he continued. “This is oppression of Western citizens by our own governments on behalf of a different country!”