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British government entity responsible for immigration and entry decisions, involved in denying entry to Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur.

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Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker: the US commentators banned from the UK

So, Cenk, in the statement from the Home Office, which I quote, these individuals, ETAs, have been cancelled on the grounds that their presence in the UK may not be conducive to the public good and that these decisions can be made on assessment to the potential risk an individual may pose to UK society.

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Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker: the US commentators banned from the UK

And in Shabana Mahmood, we have quite an authoritarian by instinct Home Secretary.

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Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker: the US commentators banned from the UK

Is there a sense from the Home Office that they are increasingly not allowing people who've said certain offensive things?

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Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker: the US commentators banned from the UK

However, judging by some of the comments that have been flagged by people close to the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, and have appeared in press reports, Hassan Paika, I think the comments that come up again and again...

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Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker: the US commentators banned from the UK

And these two are simply the latest to have this happen as a result of action by the Home Office.

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Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker: the US commentators banned from the UK

Yeah, well, I mean, it comes in the context of a kind of ramping up of similar action over the last few months by the Home Office.

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Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker: the US commentators banned from the UK

We've heard this sort of official statement from the Home Office that they felt that this visit would not be conducive to the public good.