Who is Banksy? Street artist criticised by home secretary over Glastonbury stunt

UK home secretary James Cleverly has Banksy’s latest piece “awful” after the artist released an inflatable boat of dummy migrants over a sea of people at Glastonbury Festival. It happened while the band played the song Danny Nedelko, which starts with the lyrics: “My blood brother is an immigrant / A beautiful immigrant… He’s made of bones, he’s made of blood / He’s made of flesh, he’s made of love / He’s made of you, he’s made of me.” The artist received a relatively positive response for appearing to raise awareness about the ongoing struggle that refugees face amid the Government’s harsh rhetoric geared toward small boat crossings. However, Cleverly suggested that the stunt “celebrated” people smugglers instead. “Small boats crossings are deadly and have cost the lives of too many people,” he said on social media. “Festival-goers cosplaying as migrants, and celebrating the actions of people smugglers, while they party is awful.” Cleverly added: “Whatever your political views, this isn’t something we should trivialise.” Banksy hasn’t responded to Cleverly’s remarks, but others on social media pointed out that Cleverly’s own party has been in power for 14 years and done little to help refugees or stop illegal crossings. While...