Kneecap say terror charge is part of ‘witch-hunt’ to prevent Glastonbury gig

Northern Irish group say charge is political policing' to stop them speaking out about genocide in Gaza'

The Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap have claimed a campaign is being mounted to prevent their performance at Glastonbury this summer, at a surprise gig staged a day after one of its members was charged with a terror offence.

The group told the crowd at the 100 Club in central London on Thursday night that they were being used as a scapegoat" because they spoke about the genocide [in Gaza]" at Coachella in April.