Fury as Banksy launches small boat with dummy migrants over crowd at Glastonbury in latest artwork stunt

BANKSY is facing furious backlash after launching a small boat with dummy migrants over the crowd at Glastonbury in his latest stunt.

The street artist launched an inflatable life raft holding dummy migrants into the crowd during the Idles' set at the festival.

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A representative for the Bristol punk band said its members were not aware of the stunt until after their set.

Many revellers had believed the dinghy was part of the Idles' headline set on the Other Stage.

One furious viewer said: "Who thought punting an inflatable prop of a dinghy full of immigrant children to drunk revellers at a festival so they could play crowd surfing with it was cool?

"I think it’s in appalling taste and absolutely inappropriate in that setting."

Another said: "This is the most middle class, out of touch thing I’ve ever seen. It couldn’t be more Glastonbury."

A third said: "That’s one of the most tasteless things I’ve ever seen - who thought that was a good idea?"

More to follow.