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BBC defends comic's 'bomb Glastonbury' joke about Corbyn fans

Fin Taylor said on Have I Got News For You that he hated politician because of ‘fanatics’

The BBC has defended a comedian’s comments about Jeremy Corbyn on Have I Got News For You, in the latest instance of the broadcaster having to deal with complaints from the public about jokes mocking politicians.

On last week’s episode of the satirical current affairs programme, Fin Taylor compared the former Labour leader to Bob Dylan, “in that I only hate him so much because of his fans”.

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