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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Megan Howe

BBC boss Tim Davie under mounting pressure in Glastonbury 'hate chant' row after it emerges he didn't pull livestream

BBC boss Tim Davie is facing growing scrutiny after it emerged he was at Glastonbury when Bob Vylan chanted “death, death to the IDF” —and did not pull the livestream.

The broadcaster’s director general was consulted over what to do about the performance, which has since been condemned by festival organisers, MPs and the Prime Minister.

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