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Cabinet Office to review Wiley’s MBE after anti-Semitic rant

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Wiley‘s MBE is under review after he faced widespread criticism for launching a shocking anti-Semitic rant last month.The London rapper was condemned after posting a series of vitriolic messages across Instagram and Twitter, which led to his eventual suspension from the social media sites.Wiley – real name Richard Cowie – now faces the prospect of being stripped of his MBE after the Cabinet Office responded to calls from the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA).In a letter from the Cabinet Office, it was confirmed that the Honours Committee has launched a case focusing on Wiley’s actions.They added that the Honours Forfeiture Committee “is able to consider cases for a variety of reasons,” including “being found guilty of a criminal offence”.

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