Politicians maintain the pressure on BBC over broadcast of chants

MINISTERS expect “accountability at the highest levels” for the BBC's decision to screen Bob Vylan at Glastonbury, the Culture Secretary has said.

- WILL DURRANT PA Political Staff

Lisa Nandy told the Commons she has heard from the BBC but was “not satisfied with the response”.

Punk duo Bob Vylan led chants of “death, death to the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]” during their Worthy Farm set last weekend, and face an investigation by Avon and Somerset Police.

London's Metropolitan Police is also investigating the two Bobs - who perform using the aliases Bobby Vylan and Bobbie Vylan - for allegedly making similar comments at Alexandra Palace in May.

Conservative shadow culture secretary Stuart Andrew told the Commons: “Given the BBC are seemingly able to pull live broadcasts when things go wrong at football matches, for example, it’s extraordinary that this didn’t happen on this occasion.

“Can the Secretary of State update the House on the discussions she’s had with the BBC, and why the same thing didn’t happen on this occasion? What due diligence was carried out by them about the acts that were performing? And given as she’s said we're still waiting for a response to the previous Hamas documentary, is she satisfied with those conversations she’s had and the urgency that the organisation are taking?”

Ms Nandy replied: “No, the answer is that I’m not satisfied with the response that I've had.”