Downing Street has said “all options remain on the table” as Kanye West’s permission to enter Britain is reviewed ahead of his planned performance at a London festival.
No 10 said decisions would be taken on a “case-by-case basis, in line with the law” amid a backlash over the rapper’s past antisemitic comments.
The Government is facing calls to ban him from entering the UK over behaviour which has included releasing a song called Heil Hitler and advertising a swastika T-shirt for sale on his website, ahead of a planned show at Wireless festival
Asked to clarify West’s visa status, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “We’ve been clear that his permission to enter the UK is under review as we speak.
“All available options remain on the table.”
He added: “Decisions are taken on a case-by-case basis in line with the law and the evidence available, but where individuals pose a threat to public safety or seek to spread extremism, the Government has not hesitated to act, and that includes cancelling permission to enter this country for extremist preachers and far-right figures.”
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