BBC bosses publicly shamed by British and Israeli ministers for airing antisemitic death chants at Glastonbury
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She slammed the BBC for not predicting acts with a history of hateful comments would spout similar bile on their festival livestream.
The BBC yesterday admitted it should have pulled the feed of
Director-General Tim Davie, who The Sun understands was at Glastonbury, denied claims it was his call to keep the livestream on.
The broadcaster said: 'Mr Davie was informed of the incident after the performance and at that point he was clear it should not feature in any other coverage.'
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But the Beeb boss last night still faced calls to be sacked by Israel's deputy foreign minister.
Sharren Haskel demanded staff must be held accountable for the decision.
She told The Telegraph's Daily T podcast: 'Who's responsible for that? This is literally someone calling for violence, for ethnic cleansing.
'If no one is fired over such an outrageous thing, I think that Tim Davie should take responsibility.'
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Ms Nandy told the Commons she read the riot act to the chief on Saturday over why it took five hours for the broadcaster to remove footage of the punk duo's set on iPlayer.
She said: 'I expect answers to these questions without delay. I have made that clear to BBC leadership. When you have one editorial failure, it's something that must be gripped. When you have several, it becomes a problem of leadership.'
Fury as Glastonbury crowd chants 'death to the IDF' during Bob Vylan set aired live on BBC
The BBC admitted it regretted airing the 'utterly unacceptable' chant.
It pledged to re-examine its guidance on live events for teams.
TV watchdog Ofcom warned: 'We are very concerned about the live-stream of this performance, and the BBC clearly has questions to answer.
'We've been speaking to the BBC and we are obtaining further information as a matter of urgency.'
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Director-General Tim Davie, who The Sun understands was at Glastonbury, denied claims it was his call to keep the livestream on
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