News · 7 April 2026
Kanye West blocked from entering UK
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The UK government has blocked Kanye West from travelling to the UK, the Home Office confirmed to the BBC. The rapper applied for an ETA yesterday but was refused on the grounds that his presence would 'not be conducive to the public good.' West was due to headline all three nights of London's Wireless Festival in July, a booking that prompted Pepsi, Diageo and other sponsors to pull out and drew condemnation from Prime Minister Starmer.
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