Bob Vylan's Glastonbury set has sparked plenty of controversy since the weekend

The BBC has released a second statement in response to the backlash that followed the broadcast of controversial comments made by Bob Vylan at Glastonbury.

Over the weekend, the BBC broadcast the punk rap duo’s full set on the West Holts stage on the broadcaster’s iPlayer service, including frontman Bobby Vylan leading the crowd in chants of “free Palestine” and “death to the IDF”, the latter of which referred to Israel’s army.

Since then, prime minister Keir Starmer and Glastonbury organisers have condemned the frontman’s actions, which local police have said they are now investigating.

The BBC initially said: “Some of the comments made........

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