Kanye West headlining Wireless festival is ‘deeply concerning’, says Keir Starmer
PM says antisemitism is ‘abhorrent’ after booking of West, who has song called Heil Hitler and last year advertised swastika T-shirt
Keir Starmer has said it is “deeply concerning” that Kanye West, the US rapper who has made a series of antisemitic comments, is to appear at a British music festival.
The prime minister joins others who have criticised https://www.theguardian.com/music/wireless-festival">Wireless festival for booking the musician, also known as Ye, to headline all three nights of the forthcoming event in London.
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