No, the UK hasn’t blocked Uganda Airlines’ direct flights to London Gatwick airport
IN SHORT: A Facebook post claims UK foreign secretary David Lammy has suspended Uganda Airlines’ direct flights to London because of human rights abuses. Both Uganda Airlines and the Ugandan government have denied this.
A claim circulating on Facebook claims that UK foreign secretary David Lammy has blocked Uganda Airlines’ direct flights to London Gatwick airport because of human rights abuses by the Ugandan government.
The post further claims that the UK government is imposing sanctions and travel restrictions on Ugandan officials.
The post attributes controversial remarks to Lammy, such as referring to Uganda’s leaders as “self-serving elites”…















