Winston Marshall leaves Mumford Sons after storm over controversial tweet

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A founding member of the English folk rock act Mumford & Sons said today in a Medium post that he’s leaving the band in order to avoid tainting them with his personal political opinions.

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Mumford & Sons founding member Winston Marshall announced that he's parting ways with the folk-rock band so that he can "speak freely" about politics. The banjo player announced he was leaving the band by way of a lengthy post on Medium in which he talked about the viral tweet that led him to take time away from Mumford & Sons.

Mumford & Sons' Winston Marshall has announced he has quit the band after a recent backlash for praising a right-wing pundit.

Winston Marshall is leaving Mumford & Sons.

Mumford & Sons star Winston Marshall has quit the band - five months after being embroiled in a Twitter storm.  The banjoist and lead guitarist, 33,  said he made the “difficult decision” after he caused controversy earlier this year after tweeting about US journalist Andy Ngo's book titled Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan To Destroy Democracy. In a tweet, which he later deleted, Marshall said he had read the "important" book and he praised Ngo as a "brave man".

Mumford & Sons‘ Winston Marshall has announced he is leaving the group, describing his departure as a “difficult decision first brought about by an unintentional Twitter storm”.The banjoist faced backlash earlier this year after tweeting praise for a book by US journalist Andy Ngo, titled Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan To Destroy Democracy.In a since-deleted tweet, Marshall said the book was “important” and hailed Ngo as a “brave man”.Announcing his departure, Marshall said his time in the group had been “exhilarating”.“From odysseys through the Scottish Islands to headlining Glastonbury, from The Betsy Trotwood to Madison Square Garden.