UK blocks US commentators Piker, Uygur from events (opens in new tab)

Britain's Home Office canceled electronic travel authorizations for U.S.-based political commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur, preventing them from entering the United Kingdom for scheduled public appearances at SXSW London and, for Uygur, an Oxford Union event. The Home Office said it canceled the authorizations because their presence in the U.K. "may not be conducive to the public good" and said refusals and cancellations are based on an assessment of potential risks to U.K. society. Pik...