New Delhi, April 5 -- Days after US rapper Kanye West was announced as the headliner for all nights of the Wireless Festival this year, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday (local time) said it is "deeply concerning" that he is set to perform, the Sun reported.

West, who is now known as Ye, has drawn widespread criticism over antisemitic comments that he has made in the last few years, for which he issued an apology in January 2026.

Reacting to West's upcoming performance, Starmer said that the US rapper has been booked "despite his previous antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism." He noted, "Antisemitism in any form is abhorrent and must be confronted firmly wherever it appears."

He further said that everyone has a responsi...