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Police Interview Man Over Glastonbury Chant as London Protests Yield Five Arrests

The public order probe moved forward with a voluntary interview following CPS guidance, underscoring a dispute that has shifted from broadcast scrutiny to street policing.

Overview

  • Avon and Somerset Police confirmed a man in his mid-30s attended a voluntary interview under caution after receiving legal advice from the CPS in late October.
  • The incident has been recorded as a public order matter while officers continue to consider all relevant legislation.
  • Outside Bob Vylan’s Kentish Town show, the Met imposed Public Order Act conditions and made five arrests, including one over chants referencing the IDF, one on suspicion of common assault, and three for breaching conditions.
  • The BBC’s Executive Complaints Unit ruled the Glastonbury broadcast breached harm-and-offence standards, prompting an apology and a pledge to stop live-streaming high‑risk sets.
  • Reach plc apologised and agreed to pay substantial damages after the Manchester Evening News falsely reported the frontman performed Nazi salutes, as the band also continues to face dropped bookings and revoked US visas.