Kanye West blocked from travelling to UK

The UK government has blocked Kanye West’s permission to travel to the UK, following controversy over his planned headline set at this summer’s Wireless Festival in London.

The Home Office told the BBC the rapper made an application to travel to the UK yesterday via an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA).

It said the decision to refuse permission was made on the grounds that his presence would not be conducive to the public good.

For almost half a decade, West has caused outrage for a string of antisemitic, racist and pro-Nazi comments.