Three alt-right activists banned from UK

Social media stars deported after being denied entry

UK migration
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Three popular members of the alt-right movement have been denied entry to the UK in the past week, it has emerged.

American activist and podcast host Brittany Pettibone and her boyfriend, Austrian far-right leader Martin Sellner, were denied entry on Friday. Canadian YouTube blogger Lauren Southern was prevented from entering the country on Monday.

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