{"id":332715,"date":"2026-04-07T18:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-kanye-west-blocked-from-entering-uk-after-backlash-over-festival-booking\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T18:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:00:43","slug":"breaking-kanye-west-blocked-from-entering-uk-after-backlash-over-festival-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/breaking-kanye-west-blocked-from-entering-uk-after-backlash-over-festival-booking\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Kanye West blocked from entering UK after backlash over festival booking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cF8elxBKLOc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"BREAKING: Kanye West blocked from entering UK after backlash over festival booking\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cF8elxBKLOc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Kayne West&#8217;s permission to travel to the UK to headline the Wireless festival in London this summer has been blocked by the government as his presence would not be conducive to the public good, Sky News understands.<\/p>\n<p>West has been heavily criticised in \u2060the past \u200bfor antisemitic remarks and \u200bcelebrating Nazism, \u200bwhich have led to his social \u2060media accounts being barred on numerous occasions.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #festival #uknews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kayne West&#8217;s permission to travel to the UK to headline the Wireless festival in London this summer has been blocked by the government as his presence would not be conducive to the public good, Sky News understands. 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