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This summer's Wireless Festival has been cancelled after headliner Kanye West was blocked from coming to the UK.

The government refused permission for West, now known as Ye, to travel to the UK after a backlash to his planned set at the London festival this summer.

BBC News has been asking people for their views about the decision.

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Originally reported by BBC News