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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Diageo and Pepsi drop Wireless sponsorship amid criticism of Kanye West booking

West performing in California in 2024.
West performing in California in 2024. He apologised in January for his antisemitic remarks in a letter published as a full-page advert in the Wall Street Journal. Photograph: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images

Pepsi and Diageo have said they will withdraw their sponsorship of a UK music festival that is due to be headlined by Kanye West after Keir Starmer joined criticism of the event.

The musician is understood to have not yet made an application to come to Britain and could be blocked under powers allowing the authorities to do so if his presence is deemed not conducive to the public good.

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