Rejected petition Block Azealia Banks entry into the UK

Azealia Banks has released comments which could be hurtful to the UK improving cultural relations

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Azealia Banks is an American born rapper who has a history of homophobia and racist remarks which if she is allowed into the UK could hurt the UK's stance on improving hate crime.

In September 2015 Police were called after she reportedly used homophobic language against a USA Delta Airlines flight attendant. More recently she has been known to use her twitter account to release racist remarks to Zayn Malik in which her twitter account was temporarily suspended.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/130025

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Date submitted 12 May 2016
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