BBC staff who had authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream ‘were at Glastonbury’

Punk duo Bob Vylan performing on stage at the 100 Club in central London, after they announced a last-minute gig amid two police investigations into the band (Lauren Del Fabbro/PA) - (PA Wire)

Hundreds of BBC staff were working for the broadcaster at Glastonbury with individuals who had the authority to cut the Bob Vylan livestream present during the controversial performance, the BBC director-general has said.

It comes after the frontman of the punk rap duo, Bob Vylan, led crowds in chants of “death, death to the IDF (Israeli Military Force)” during their set at the Somerset music festival.