UK MP urges reversal of ban on pro-Palestine commentators

• UK MP Zarah Sultana called on the government to reverse a travel ban on Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur.
• Sultana said the move reflects a wider pattern of restrictions targeting pro-Palestine voices.

UK lawmaker Zarah Sultana has urged the government to reverse its travel ban on political commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur.

In a letter to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Sultana argued that the ban is “part of a wider and deeply alarming pattern in which pro-Palestine voices are subjected to disproportionate scrutiny, restriction and intimidation”.

Sultana also criticized the UK government's approach in a post on X, contrasting the reported ban with the reception given to Isaac Herzog during a visit to Downing Street. She noted that Herzog’s statements were cited in proceedings before the International Court of Justice genocide case concerning 'Israel'.