Posted 3/3/2024, 4:47:00 PM
UK to Automatically Deny Visas for 'Hate Preachers' from High-Risk Countries
- UK plans to bar entry to "hate preachers" from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia citing rise in extremist activity
- Individuals on banned lists will face automatic visa refusal
- Follows speech by PM Sunak highlighting threat of extremists to UK's values
- Sunak pledged to remove visas from those who "spew hate" at protests
- PM urged Israel-Hamas protestors to ensure actions not exploited by extremists