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Kemi Badenoch calls for BBC Kneecap ban

Kemi Badenoch Kneecap Hezbollah
  • Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has publicly stated the BBC should not broadcast Irish rap group Kneecap's Glastonbury performance.
  • Badenoch's intervention follows the charging of Kneecap member Liam Og O hAnnaidh under the Terrorism Act for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag and chanting pro-Hamas and Hezbollah slogans at a November gig.
  • O hAnnaidh was released on unconditional bail until his next hearing on August 20, with his legal team arguing he is within his rights to voice opinions on Israel and Palestine.
  • Kneecap has denied the charge, calling it 'political policing' and a distraction from the situation in Gaza, and previously won a discrimination case against the UK Government after Badenoch tried to block their funding.
  • The BBC, as Glastonbury's broadcast partner, stated that artists are booked by festival organisers and their programming will adhere to editorial guidelines, with output decisions made closer to the event.

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Badenoch says BBC would be ‘rewarding extremism’ with Kneecap Glastonbury coverage

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