Rap group Kneecap were "placed in a higher category of risk" than Bob Vylan by the BBC, prior to its coverage of the Glastonbury festival, according to a letter from the corporation's director general Tim Davie to a committee of MPs. The BBC has previously said it should have cut away from a live broadcast of Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury.

BBC personnel with the authority to cut Bob Vylan’s live stream at Glastonbury were ‘on the ground on the day’ of the controversial performance. Worthy Farm’s West Holt stage saw the punk duo – comprising of frontman Bobby Vylan and drummer Bobbie Vylan – spark controversy at the end of June that has resulted in a criminal investigation.

BBC staff who had authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream ‘were at Glastonbury’ - The director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, said it was an ‘option open to those on the ground’ to cut the livestream.