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Fifty peers urge the Home Secretary to ban rapper Macklemore from Britain before his Wembley 'Free Palestine' concert on Friday

From the Newshound archive · first published 28 October 2026.

Fifty peers urge the Home Secretary to ban rapper Macklemore from Britain before his Wembley 'Free Palestine' concert on Friday

The letter centres on tour profits being donated to the Palestine Youth Movement, whose UK spokesperson called the October 7 hostage-taking "legitimate" and "effective."

PYM members have also reportedly voiced support for Hamas, with one speaker in 2023 calling armed struggle 'a legitimate path for total liberation.'

Macklemore, who drew 13,000 fans in Dublin on Monday alongside Hozier and Kneecap, called the opening night 'one of the most beautiful moments I've ever been a part of.'

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