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BBC Says It Should Have Pulled Coverage of Bob Vylan’s Controversial Glastonbury Set, Singer Says ‘I Said What I Said’

The BBC said it should have cut away from a live broadcast of Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury, following controversial comments about Israel.

We have been speaking to the BBC over the weekend and we are obtaining further information as a matter of urgency, including what procedures were in place to ensure compliance with its own editorial guidelines.” Posting on Instagram on Sunday evening (June 29), Bobby told his fans that he had been “inundated” with a mixture of “support and hatred” since appearing at Glastonbury, but that he stood by what he said and is calling for “a change in foreign policy.” As we grow older and our fire possibly starts to dim under the suffocation of adult life and all its responsibilities, it is incredibly important that we encourage and inspire future generations to pick up the torch that was passed to us.”

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