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Rhiannon James

Jarvis urges Glastonbury to think carefully about line-up after Kneecap comments

Kneecap at the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) Awards Ceremony (Brian Lawless/PA) - (PA Wire)

Organisers of Glastonbury should “think very carefully” about who performs at this year’s festival, a Home Office minister said, following calls for Kneecap to be removed from the line-up.

Conservative former minister Mark Francois said it would be “unconscionable” for the Irish rap trio to perform at the festival, after video emerged of one member allegedly saying: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.”

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