Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said it is “deeply concerning” that Kanye West is set to headline Wireless Festival in London this summer.
West, now known as Ye, has drawn widespread criticism for antisemitic comments he has made in recent years, for which he issued an apology in January.
Sir Keir said, in comments first reported by the Sun on Sunday, that West had been booked “despite his previous antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism”.
The festival’s headline sponsor Pepsi later said it had “decided to withdraw its sponsorship” of the three-day event.
“Antisemitism in any form is abhorrent and must be confronted firmly wherever it appears,” Sir Keir said.
“Everyone has a responsibility to ensure Britain is a place where Jewish people feel safe.”
The American rapper, 48, was announced earlier this week as the headliner for all three days of the rap and R&B festival in north London in July.
The festival is marketed as Pepsi presents Wireless – the brand was the main sponsor.