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The organisers of Glastonbury Festival have distanced themselves from comments made by punk hip-hop duo Bob Vylan at the site yesterday. 

The group encouraged the crowd to chant "death, death to the IDF". In case you're unaware, the IDF is the Israeli Defence Force, the country's military currently engaged in a war with proscribed terrorist group, Hamas, in Gaza. 

Now, the organisers of the UK contemporary arts festival said the comments were "appalling" and "very much crossed a line".

Here's the festival's statement in full: 

"As a festival, we stand against all forms of war and terrorism. We will always believe in 鈥� and actively campaign for 鈥� hope, unity, peace and love.

"With almost 4,000 performances at Glastonbury 2025, there will inevitably be artists and speakers appearing on our stages whose views we do not share, and a performer鈥檚 presence here should never be seen as a tacit endorsement of their opinions and beliefs.

"However, we are appalled by the statements made from the West Holts stage by Bob Vylan yesterday.

"Their chants very much crossed a line and we are urgently reminding everyone involved in the production of the Festival that there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence."

 Rupert Lowe has demanded a public apology from the BBC for airing footage of duo Bob Vylan calling for 'death to the IDF'.

A member of the group crowdsurfed at Glastonbury Festival in Somerset on Saturday, performing in front of a sign that called Israel's war in Gaza a genocide. He also roused the crowd with chants of 'free, free Palestine' and 'death, death to the IDF'.

Kneecap, a hip-hop Irish trio, separately called for people to "riot" ahead one of the band's member's upcoming court appearance, as he has been charged with a terror offence. 

Kneecap's set was not aired on the BBC. 

But this morning, Rupert Lowe has written to Tim Davie, the BBC director-general, calling for the broadcaster to no longer televise the music festival.

The former Reform MP wrote that the broadcasting of Bob Vylan's set has caused him "deep concern" and "raises serious questions" about the BBC's judgement.

"Viewers do not expect, nor should they be subjected to, political propaganda or dangerous rhetoric", he wrote. 

He has called for the BBC to review the process that let the footage be aired, make a public apology and withdraw from the event in the future. 

"I do not see why licence fee payers should be forced to support such blatant politicisation and filth", he added.

Earlier this morning, Health Secretary Wes Streeting refused to say whether he believed the BBC should have cut the broadcast of Bob Vylan, telling Sky News he doesn't "know what the challenges are in terms of broadcasting a live event like that operationally, editorially".

But he said the BBC has got "questions to answer" and pointed out that the culture secretary has written to the corporation. 

Helen Whateley, the shadow work and pensions secretary, was clearer - saying the BBC should have cut the feed.

The top Tory said: "I believe in free speech, but that was incitement to violence. It was incitement to kill. That is not something that we support in this country."

In response to the event, a spokesperson for the BBC said some of the comments made during the set were "deeply offensive".

They added: "During this live stream on iPlayer, which reflected what was happening on stage, a warning was issued on screen about the very strong and discriminatory language.

"We have no plans to make the performance available on demand."

We've a lot this morning about the government's changes to the welfare bill, which Wes Streeting told Sky News have now "put us in a much better position".

Former rebels such as Louise Haigh have now said they will back the bill, after previously signing an amendment which would have effectively killed the proposed changes to the benefits system.

The Tories have also  been evasive about whether they will reject the government's reforms or vote in favour. 

Helen Whately, the shadow work and pensions secretary, refused to say her party's position on the bill, which will be voted on in parliament on Tuesday.

Instead, the top Tory said that she will wait for a statement on the government's changes from her Labour counterpart tomorrow. 

"We'll see actually, what she sets out in it", she told Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips. 

So, has Sir Keir Starmer's backdown on the bill made the difference? 

Search our interactive table below to see which Labour MPs have stated publicly that they will still be voting against the cuts on Tuesday.

The prime minister has an opportunity to "reset" his relationship with the public, a former cabinet minister has said. 

Louise Haigh, who previously served as the transport secretary, said it is "really welcome鈥� that Sir Keir Starmer has "acknowledged that mistakes have been made and that things need to change".

It follows the PM rowing back on his initial plans to cut welfare significantly, following more than 120 of his backbenchers threatening to kill off the legislation altogether.

Haigh, who was one of those Labour MPs rebelling against the government, now says she will back the bill, following the concessions.

She said: "We need to see a bit more detail tomorrow from the government exactly how the new system will work.

"But subject to that detail, I will be supporting the government on Tuesday in recognition that they have made significant progress and that they have protected the incomes of nearly 400,000 disabled people across the country."

She added: "I think this is a moment and an opportunity to reset the government鈥檚 relationship with the British public and to move forward, to adopt a different approach to our economic policy and our political strategy."

"And I think that has been accepted from within government and a lot of people, both in the parliamentary Labour Party, but crucially, the country will really welcome that", she told the BBC.

The government is "focussing on the wrong area" when it comes to tackling obesity, the chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing has warned. 

Nicola Ranger spoke to Trevor Phillips a little earlier this morning about the government's plans to cut calories by imposing mandatory targets for sales of healthy foods on supermarkets.

She said: "Sadly, I think we're probably focusing on slightly the wrong area with regards to how we get people to live healthier lives. And that starts at school-aged children.

"We've reduced the number of nurses, and health visitors and nurses for schoolchildren by 45% since 2009. 

"This government talks a lot about prevention, but before we get to supermarket baskets, maybe we should try and increase the number of nurses that are really in a good place for that prevention conversation."

Pushed on whether the government is tackling the issue in the wrong way, Ranger responded: "I think trying to control the symptom is more challenging than getting to the root of the challenge and the problem."

Turning now to the government's plan to cut calories, announced this morning, Helen Whately says it seems to be proposals to "hide the crisps".

The former health minister tells Sky News: "I mean it's obviously the nanny state, but it's also not what people want for the NHS. 

"People want to hear how they are going to get to see their GP, how are they going to know that if they go to A&E, how they're going to get treated. Then we get hide the crisps."

Challenged on whether the government can be trying to solve obesity and reducing waiting times simultaneously, Whately responds that it's "fine" for the government to "talk to supermarkets".

"But telling people what to buy, I think, is not up to government. I believe in personal responsibility", she says. 

To be clear, Health Secretary Wes Streeting insisted to Trevor Phillips this morning that he is "not interested in stopping you buying things".

Trevor Phillips now turns to the government's welfare reforms, which will be voted on in parliament on Tuesday. 

He asks Helen Whatley if the Conservatives will vote against it - and she declines to give a clear answer.

The shadow work and pension secretary says: "Where we are now, the system's not working. 

"We need the [benefits] bill brought down, and we need more people to be back and work - 3000 people a day signing on sickness benefits and potentially life on benefits rather than life on the job.

"The government has to take action on that. 

"The problem of what we had before us, which has been the cause of the latest U-turn from Labour is, you know, it's not nearly enough. It was 拢5 billion in savings. Now it's more like 拢2 billion of a bill that's going up to 拢100 billion by the end of this decade."

Pushed again on how the Conservatives will vote, Whately says that her party is expecting to hear a statement from Liz Kendall, her Labour counterpart tomorrow. 

"We'll see actually, what she sets out in it", she says. 

"We have said that if there are more savings that actually bring the welfare bill down, if they'll get more people into work, and if they commit to using the savings to avoid tax cuts in the autumn, which looks highly likely at the moment, then they have our support."

Pushed once more on how the Conservatives will vote, Whately declines to answer.

Trevor Phillips is now speaking to Helen Whately, the shadow work and pensions secretary.

He begins by asking Whately for her reaction to the comments made at Glastonbury Festival yesterday.

She says: "I was shocked to see some of the footage of that chanting of the crowd. And the music artist was ramping it up.

"I mean to me, also, one of the horrible things about it is, obviously it's over a year and a half ago that innocent, festival goers at a festival in Israel were raped and murdered by Hamas and then we have a music festival here in the UK where you have a chant saying death to the Israeli Armed Forces who are, you know, taking action to protect people from what Hamas did in Israel. 

"I just think it's disgusting."

Pushed on whether she thinks legal action should be taken against Bob Vylan, the group who led the chants of "death to the IDF" at the festival, Wakely responds: "There should be some sort of action."

"I just think it's an awful thing to see that happening in our country", she adds.

Chants were an incitement to kill, not free speech

The shadow pensions secretary says she believes the BBC should have cut the feed - something Wes Streeting declined to say a little earlier this morning. 

She explains: "Yes, I believe in free speech, but that was incitement to violence. It was incitement to kill. That is not something that we support in this country."

Pushed on comments by the Israeli Embassy this morning about what the scenes at Glastonbury say about the British public, Whately responds: "I don't think the crowd at Glastonbury is necessarily representative of the mood of the whole country".

She goes on: "I understand how it feels when you see civilians being killed in Gaza and children and babies. It's awful to see that. But we have to remember that that's happening because of Hamas and what they did."

Wes Streeting is now being asked about his announcement today that the government is setting mandatory targets for supermarkets to sell more healthy food, in a bid to cut calories. 

Trevor Phillips shows the health secretary a plate of his 'favourite food', which contains calorific ice cream and chocolate. 

Streeting responds: "I'm not interested in stopping you buying things.

"I'm not going to be looking over your shoulder. 

"Instead of traditional nanny-statism where we regulate more heavily on price or marketing on what's sold, we're taking a world first approach, which is working with supermarkets using data they already collect about the nutritional value of their shopping baskets and shopping trolleys.

"We're going to work with them to reduce the amounts of unhealthy food in trolleys and baskets by setting targets on the healthy value of your shopping trolleys and baskets."

Wes Streeting is now talking about the government's changes to plans to cut welfare, following the emergence of a backbench rebellion.

The bill is due to be voted on in parliament on Tuesday, but Sir Keir Starmer had to climb down from his original position after more than 120 Labour MPs publicly opposed the plans along with senior figures like London mayor Sadiq Khan. 

Responding, Streeting tells Sky News: "I think the changes that were made this week have put us in a much better position, not just on the vote on Tuesday, but on the substance of the package, because as a result of the changes, it means anyone watching this morning who's in receipt of of PIP, Personal Independence Payments, now has the peace of mind of knowing that their situation is protected."

But the health secretary refuses to rule out whether MPs who vote against the bill will lose the Labour whip. 

He says: "It's part of the course of parliamentary debate that we all held to account by the government. The MPs put forward their proposals, their alternatives. There is an expectation that Labour MPs vote for the whip." 

But people "don't always do that", he admits.

MPs and minister both want to get welfare reforms 'right'

Trevor points out that the plans were first announced 104 days ago, and the bill published several weeks ago - but it was only a few days ago that the government realised it's existing position was wrong. 

He asks whether ministers are out of touch with their MPs and what they've been doing for the past 100 days.

Streeting responds that most Labour MPs have said they "agree" with the principles of reforming welfare to provide "better protection for those who genuinely can't work through no fault of their own" while making the system "more sustainable".

"On that, there's been broad consensus", he says.

Pushed on whether ministers have been too slow to pick up on discontent among the Labour backbenches, Streeting says: "The bill was published just the other week. 

"They've looked at the bill and a large number of my colleagues said, 'we've now seen the details - we can't support the bill as it is, we need that to be changed'."

He adds welfare reform is "something that Labour MPs and ministers both want to get right".

Streeting says: "Government brings forward proposals and parliament scrutinises and sometimes, they have to say it firmly: 'you haven't got this right. You have to go back to the drawing board. You have to make changes.'"