UK Prime Minister Demands BBC Explanation Over Glastonbury Anti-IDF Chants

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned the punk duo Bob Vylan for chanting "death to the IDF" during their Glastonbury Festival performance, describing it as "appalling hate speech" and demanding the BBC explain how such content was broadcast live on BBC iPlayer. The BBC has since removed the performance footage and called the comments "deeply offensive," while Glastonbury organizers stated that the chants crossed a line and reiterated their zero tolerance for antisemitism and hate speech. Police are investigating the incident, and the controversy has sparked calls for accountability from various politicians, including Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who criticized both the BBC and festival organizers. The Israeli Embassy expressed deep concern about the inflammatory rhetoric, while Streeting also urged Israel to address violence against Palestinians. The issue is expected to be discussed by MPs, with the possibility of BBC executives being summoned to Parliament for explanations. Other politicians, such as the shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately, argued that the BBC should have cut the live feed to prevent the broadcast of such incitement.