File photo: ReutersThe British government is under growing pressure to bar US rapper Kanye West from entering the country after he was named as the headline act for the Wireless Festival of rap and hip-hop music set for July. The Home Office does not usually comment on individual cases, but Mahmood has powers to personally request Ye be excluded from the UK. Live Nation, the other organiser of the festival, and Ye's representative did not respond immediately to a request for comment. 'DEEPLY CONCERNING'Prime Minister Keir Starmer also described as "deeply concerning" the decision to book Ye for the London festival. A spokesperson for PayPal told Reuters on Monday its branding would not appear in any future Wireless festival promotional materials.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 07, 2026 08:48 UTC