Ofcom Says It Is Treating Bob Vylan Glastonbury Controversy 'As A Matter Of Urgency'

Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan performing at Glastonbury on Saturday

TV watchdog Ofcom has responded to the controversy surrounding punk rap duo Bob Vylan’s set at Glastonbury over the weekend, which was streamed live on BBC iPlayer.

On Saturday afternoon, the band made headlines when frontman Bobby Vylan led the crowd in a chant of “free Palestine”, before he began another chant of “death to the IDF”, referring to Israel’s army.

Since then, UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, the...