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Peers Urge UK Ban on Macklemore Concert Funding Claims

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  • Fifty peers urged British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to ban American rapper Macklemore from the United Kingdom.
  • Macklemore is scheduled to perform at OVO Arena Wembley on Friday 30 October 2026.
  • Peers claim the concert would fund the Palestinian Youth Movement, which they accuse of glorifying terrorism.
  • Baron Walney authored the letter, signed by Eric Pickles, Arlene Foster and Lord Goldsmith.