UK government blocks Kanye West from country

The British government has blocked US rapper Kanye West from entering Britain on grounds that his presence would not be conducive to the public good.

The update follows mounting criticism over his booking as a headline act at the Wireless music festival in London.

West, now known as Ye, has been criticized in the past for antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism, which have led on several occasions to his social media accounts, including on X, being barred.