Swedish climate academic Andreas Malm says he has been barred from entering the UK

Summary

Swedish climate academic Andreas Malm, author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline, says he has been barred from entering the UK before a planned appearance alongside Huda Ammori, a co-founder of Palestine Action, a group the UK has proscribed as a terrorist organisation. Malm told the Financial Times that he believes the ban is over his pro-Palestinian views. The Guardian reports that immigration officials told him his presence may not be considered conducive to the public good, and he called the decision 'scandalous' and urged the government to reconsider. Middle East Eye, citing Al Jazeera, reports that the Home Office cancelled his Electronic Travel Authorisation on Wednesday on the same grounds. Malm was due to join a panel organised by the socialist magazine Tribune, and he said he has been going regularly to the UK for decades and that his position on Palestine has always been public.

Timeline

1. Financial Times

   29 Oct 2026, 22:35 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Swedish academic Andreas Malm claims he has been barred from the UK over his pro-Palestinian views, and that he was due to speak next week alongside a Palestine Action co-founder.

2. The Guardian

   30 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that climate academic Andreas Malm has been blocked from entering the UK, that immigration officials told him his presence may not be considered conducive to the public good, and that he called the decision 'scandalous' and urged the government to reconsider.

3. Al Jazeera

   30 Oct 2026, 06:50 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that the Home Office cancelled Andreas Malm's planned travel to the UK, saying his presence was not conducive to the public good, ahead of a Palestine event he was due to attend.

4. The Straits Times

   30 Oct 2026, 12:11 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Swedish climate academic Andreas Malm said on Friday he had been denied entry to Britain, where he was due to speak alongside the co-founder of Palestine Action, a group banned as a terrorist organisation.

5. Middle East Eye

   30 Oct 2026, 12:14 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that the Home Office cancelled Andreas Malm's Electronic Travel Authorisation on Wednesday, and that he believes the decision is linked to his planned panel with Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, at an event organised by Tribune.

6. BBC

   30 Oct 2026, 12:36 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Andreas Malm says he has been barred from the UK over an event with a Palestine Action founder, where he was due to appear on a panel next week alongside a co-founder of the proscribed group.