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Today, we look at the reaction from politicians, Glastonbury, and the BBC to comments from Bob Vylan, a duo that performed at the music festival on Saturday.
Rapper Bobby Vylan led chants of "death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]".
A BBC spokesperson said: “Some of the comments made during Bob Vylan’s set were deeply offensive. During this live stream on iPlayer, which reflected what was happening on stage, a warning was issued on screen about the very strong and discriminatory language. We have no plans to make the performance available on demand.”
The Israeli Embassy posted on X that it was "deeply disturbed by the inflammatory and hateful rhetoric".
The festival said in a statement: “Glastonbury Festival does not condone hate speech or incitement to violence of any kind from its performers."
We also hear from Health Secretary Wes Streeting on the issue, and on the upcoming welfare vote in the House of Commons.
Faisal Islam joins to talk about the economic consequences of the government’s U-turn.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Paddy O’Connell and Victoria Derbyshire. It was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The weekend series producer is Chris Flynn. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham
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Today, we look at the reaction from politicians, Glastonbury, and the BBC to comments from Bob Vylan, a duo that performed at the music festival on Saturday.
Rapper Bobby Vylan led chants of "death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]".
A BBC spokesperson said: “Some of the comments made during Bob Vylan’s set were deeply offensive. During this live stream on iPlayer, which reflected what was happening on stage, a warning was issued on screen about the very strong and discriminatory language. We have no plans to make the performance available on demand.”
The Israeli Embassy posted on X that it was "deeply disturbed by the inflammatory and hateful rhetoric".
The festival said in a statement: “Glastonbury Festival does not condone hate speech or incitement to violence of any kind from its performers."
We also hear from Health Secretary Wes Streeting on the issue, and on the upcoming welfare vote in the House of Commons.
Faisal Islam joins to talk about the economic consequences of the government’s U-turn.
You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.
You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere
New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1
Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Paddy O’Connell and Victoria Derbyshire. It was made by Chris Flynn with Rufus Gray. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The weekend series producer is Chris Flynn. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham

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