Tyler, the Creator in UK for first time since being banned from entering the country in 2015

Tyler, the Creator has been pictured in the UK for the first time since being banned from entering the country in 2015.

The artist was banned by Theresa May, who was Home Secretary at the time. She cited lyrics from his first mixtape, Bastard, released in 2009, as the reason for the ban.

“Coming to the UK is a privilege,” a letter from the government said at the time, “and we expect those who come here to respect our shared values”.

The ban – which led to Tyler cancelling a show at Reading and Leeds festival – appears to have been lifted as Tyler has posted a picture of himself standing outside Buckingham Palace on Twitter.

He also hinted that he may be playing a secret show later in the day, with the photograph's caption reading: “LONDON; IGOR; 3PM; WILL UPDATE YOU LATER WITH LOCATION.”

The Independent has reached out to Tyler’s representatives for confirmation on whether the ban has been lifted.

Tyler released his sixth album IGOR yesterday (18 May). The Independent awarded the record five stars, with our critic calling it Tyler’s “best work to date”.

The record serves as the follow-up to his acclaimed 2017 LP Flower Boy, and includes credits for Kanye West, Lil Uzi Vert, Al Green, Playboi Carti and Cullen Omori (formerly of Smith Westerns) as co-writers. West is not credited as a featured artist but can be heard on the track “Puppet”.