00:00American rapper Kanye West has been blocked by the UK government from entering the country to perform at the Wireless
00:08Music Festival.
00:10For the last several years, West has caused outrage for anti-Semitic, racist and pro-Nazi comments.
00:17The UK government has discretion to ban foreign nationals from entering the UK if their presence is not considered conducive
00:26to the public good.
00:27Wireless Festival responded to the news saying that they had consulted multiple stakeholders in advance of Booking Yee and no
00:35concerns were highlighted at the time.
00:38But the festival has now been cancelled and organisers said that all ticket holders will receive a refund.
00:46Charity Campaign Against Anti-Semitism, who had been urging sponsors to boycott the event, welcomed the decision.
00:53A few days earlier, Pepsi and PayPal were among the brands who withdrew their sponsorships from the festival.
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