MPs and Jewish leaders call for Bob Vylan’s Manchester gig to be cancelled

Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set, which included chants of ‘Death to the IDF’, was broadcast live on the BBC in June. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/Hogan Media/Shutterstock

MPs and Jewish leaders have called for the punk-rap duo Bob Vylan’s forthcoming Manchester gig to be called off.

The Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester (JRC) – in a letter backed by 10 MPs – has urged Manchester Academy to cancel the 5 November show.