Banksy responds to Home Secretary calling his Glastonbury immigrant boat “vile and unacceptable”

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IDLES‘ performance at Glastonbury 2024. The dummy-filled boat was launched into the crowd on the Other Stage last Friday (June 28), unbeknownst to the band, during their pro-immigration track ‘Danny Nedelko’.The boat was a visual reference to the current migrant crisis, which has become the focal point of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s immigration policy.

The stunt has since been slammed by Home Secretary James Cleverly, who called it “vile”.He told Sky News: “There are a bunch of people there joking and celebrating about criminal actions which costs lives, people die.

People die in the Mediterranean, they die in the Channel. This is not funny.”Now, Banksy has addressed Homeland Security’s comments in a new Instagram post. “The Homeland Security called my Glastonbury boat ‘vile and unacceptable’ which seemed a bit over the top.

The real boat I fund, the MV Louise Michael rescued 17 unaccompanied children from the central med on Monday night. As punishment, the Italian authorities have detained it – which seems vile and unacceptable to me.”A post shared by Banksy (@banksy)Previously, Banksy shared his own footage of the immigrant boat on social media and seemingly hit back at Cleverly on Instagram. “Using an ocean of people as the water as part of the installation.