US EditionU.K. Culture Sec. condemns Bob Vylan Glastonbury performance, demands answers from BBC
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 1 – UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy demands immediate BBC response over editorial failures after live broadcast of controversial Glastonbury performance sparked criminal investigation and political backlash.
- Punk-Rap duo Bob Vylan performed at Glastonbury 2025 and led the crowd in chanting 'Death to the IDF,' which was broadcast live by the BBC.
- The chant sparked widespread backlash because many viewed it as incitement to violence amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict and rising antisemitism.
- Following the incident, Avon & Somerset Police launched a criminal investigation, BBC began an internal editorial review, and Glastonbury organisers condemned the chant and banned Bob Vylan from future events.
- Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy criticized the BBC for leadership failures in not cutting the live feed promptly, publicly stating that 'several editorial failures become a problem of leadership,' while Bob Vylan defended the chant as a call for justice.
- The controversy intensified political scrutiny, with ministers summoning the BBC and festival organisers to parliament, highlighting tensions between free speech and hate speech in broadcast content.
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