Scandinavian Activist Who Wanted to Burn Quran in Wakefield Refused Entry Into UK

Minister says his presence 'not conducive to the public good'

Politician Rasmus Paludan holds up a copy of the Quran as he speaks in front of a mosque in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Jan. 27, 2023. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images

The British government has banned a Scandinavian politician from entering the country after he announced plans to burn a copy of the Quran—Islam’s holy book—in the West Yorkshire city of Wakefield.

Security minister Tom Tugendhat said Rasmus Paludan would not be allowed into the UK because it would not be “conducive to the public good.”