Hate preachers to be blocked from entering the UK in fresh crackdown on extremism Ministers already have powers to block people who are 'non-conducive to the public good' — and believe they can be extended to include individuals preaching racism and incitement.

(Sky News) Hate preachers are to be banned from entering the UK.

It is understood that officials will identify the most dangerous extremists from countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Indonesia and add them to a warning list.

Anyone on that list will be refused entry.

The development follows Rishi Sunak’s speech in Downing Street on Friday, in which he said streets had been “hijacked by small groups who are hostile to our values and have no respect for our democratic traditions.”

Ministers already have powers to block people who are “non-conducive to the public good.”

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