Winston Marshall on break from Mumford and Sons after praising rightwing writer

Marshall said he would examine my blindspots' after endorsing a book by controversial US commentator Andy Ngo

Winston Marshall, the banjo player and lead guitarist with Mumford and Sons, has said he is taking time away from the band" after his praise for far-right agitator Andy Ngo prompted a backlash.

On 7 March, Marshall tweeted of Ngo's book Unmasked: Inside Antifa's Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy: Finally had the time to read your important book. You're a brave man." The tweet was soon deleted as criticism mounted.