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The BBC must provide a full apology and explanation of why it broadcast incitement of hatred and advocacy of ethnic cleansing at Glastonbury, Dame Priti Patel has demanded. Both the national broadcaster and the music festival have faced widespread condemnation and fury after a star act used their platform to demand "death" to the Israel Defense Forces.

Amid an official probe by Avon and Somerset Police, Dame Priti, the Tories' Shadow Foreign Secretary, condemned the BBC for allowing "hate-fuelled content" that risks "legitimising and normalising those views in society". She told the Express: "No taxpayer-funded broadcaster should give a national platform to incitement, and yet the BBC let this happen. That decision has consequences.

"Where is the professionalism and editorial integrity at the BBC? Platforming performers who glorify terrorism and encourage violence against the democratic rule of law has shown that their integrity has clearly gone.

"The leadership of the BBC must provide a full public apology for their actions, provide a full explanation of how this was allowed to happen, who signed it off, and explain what will change to ensure such hate-filled broadcasting at the BBC never happens again."

The row exploded after a live performance by English punk duo Bob Vylan, during which they chanted "death, death to the [Israel Defense Forces]" and "free, free Palestine".

The performance sparked accusations from the Israeli Embassy that Glastonbury had become a platform for demanding "the elimination of Jewish self-determination" and the "glorification of violence".

The condemnation was echoed across the political spectrum, with Labour MPs telling the Express that both the BBC and Glastonbury must get their houses in order.

Mike Tapp MP said: "I couldn't help but feel what I was watching was more of a hate festival than a celebration of music and culture.

"Glastonbury has always had a political edge to it with counter culture ever present, but there is no doubt in my mind that yesterday was a new low. I hope the organisers have better judgment in the future."

David Taylor added: "I'm glad Glastonbury have since said there is no place at their festival for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence. It's a shame they couldn't have come to that realisation sooner and not invited Bob Vylan and Kneecap to perform."

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice condemned the festival as a "cauldron of vile antisemitic racism this year", while actress and antisemitism activist Tracy-Ann Oberman said: "I thought music festivals were predominantly about the catharsis of love peace and sharing humanity through music - not calls for death and hatred."

On Sunday morning, Cabinet minister Wes Streeting branded the scenes "appalling" and agreed that both the BBC and Glastonbury "have got questions to answer about how we saw such a spectacle on our screens".

But he hit back at fury from the Israeli Embassy, warning: "Get your own house in order in terms of the conduct of your own citizens and the settlers in the West Bank."

Dame Priti's criticism of the BBC's judgement was echoed by former corporation executive and producer Roger Bolton, who said the broadcaster should have "cut away and cancelled the broadcast" when the duo launched into their offensive chants.

He told Times Radio: "It's something the BBC should not have allowed to have happened."

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy held an urgent conversation with director-general Tim Davie in the wake of the outrage, with a government spokesman saying she had sought an "urgent explanation about what due diligence it carried out ahead of the Bob Vylan performance".

They added that Ms Nandy had welcomed the corporation's decision not to make the performance available for viewing on its iPlayer catch-up service.

However, a Glastonbury insider with a close understanding of both the festival and its broadcasting told the Express the BBC may have dropped the ball due to a focus on the performance by equally controversial band Kneecap.

They said too much attention had been dedicated by the BBC to the pro-Palestinian Irish nationalist hip hop trio, one of whom was facing a terror probe by the Met Police, instead of doing due diligence on other artists.

They told the Express on condition of anonymity: "Bob Vylan was obviously going to have big Palestinian support in his audience, and therefore they really should have thought about whether this could be controversial.

"Michael Eavis, the founder of Glastonbury, on Thursday made it very, very clear in his statement that Glastonbury is a political event and if people don't agree with their politics they can go elsewhere.

"That is a big game changer, because once Eavis made that statement the BBC should have thought 'right, well if this is a political event we now need to think about impartiality, neutrality and balance, and we need to have an urgent meeting with Glastonbury to ask who they are putting on'.

While Mr Eavis defended free speech of artists prior to the festival, Glastonbury released a statement on Sunday branding Bob Vylan's chanting "antisemitism" that "very much crossed a line".

He said: "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's presence here should never be seen as a tacit endorsement of their opinions and beliefs.

"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."

As of Sunday evening, Avon and Somerset Police said they were still assessing video evidence and had not yet launched a formal investigation.

A BBC spokesperson said: "Some of the comments made during Bob Vylan's set were deeply offensive. 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."