Members of the Belarusian Men’s Basketball Team were scheduled to arrive in Britain ahead of a game tomorrow night, on Sunday. But the Home Secretary announced they were “not welcome”, along with the sports teams of all other nations which have aided Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a post on Twitter, Ms Patel wrote: “I have cancelled the visas of the Belarusian Men’s Basketball Team who were due to play in Newcastle tomorrow night.
“The UK will not welcome the national sports teams of those countries who are complicit in Putin’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine.”
More to follow.
