Jeremy Corbyn has pulled out of a planned appearance at the Glastonbury music festival this weekend.
The Labour party leader had initially been scheduled to front a question and answer session on Sunday afternoon (26 June) entitled, ‘Jez We Can: Jeremy Corbyn In Conversation’.
However, following the results of the EU referendum, in which Britain voted to pull out of the European Union , Jeremy has confirmed that he will no longer be appearing.
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A spokesperson has confirmed that he will instead be “focussing on the issues”, following the “momentous” Brexit news.
Since it was confirmed that the vote had gone in favour of leaving the EU, several influential British celebrities have voiced their concerns on social media, including JK Rowling, Lily Allen and James Corden .
Meanwhile, the official Glastonbury Twitter account also posted a poignant poem, describing the scene as festival-goers learned of the decision .
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Glasto 2016 is now in full swing Jonathan Hordle/Rex/Shutterstock
Glastonbury got underway on Friday (24 June), with Muse headlining the first night of the Pyramid Stage.
Adele and Coldplay will also be headlining over the weekend, while Electric Light Orchestra will follow in the footsteps of Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and Dame Shirley Bassey by performing in the ‘legends’ slot.
Jeremy Corbyn has been heavily criticised for his lack of involvement in the campaign trail leading up to the referendum, and is now thought to be facing a leadership challenge as early as this weekend after furious Labour MPs blamed him for Brexit.
Tap the image below to see more photos of Worthy Farm, taken in the lead-up to this year’s Glastonbury...
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This year's Glastonbury has kicked off in typically muddy style (01 of20)
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Parts of the site are flooded after prolonged periods of heavy rain (02 of20)
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And revellers are currently wading through the boggy fields after the gates opened (03 of20)
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The struggle is real (04 of20)
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Some people's luggage is already failing to cope with the conditions (05 of20)
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And we don't envy anyone having to drag crates of booze through this (06 of20)
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Those trollies seemed like such a good idea in the shop... (07 of20)
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But in reality, it's a very different story (08 of20)
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This is what one of the car parks looks like (09 of20)
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And that's why the traffic is so terrible on the roads outside (10 of20)
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This poor person totally wasn't prepared for the weather (11 of20)
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And this girl's face says it all, really (12 of20)
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She's probably just realised this is what she'll be calling home for the next five days (13 of20)
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It's times like this when everyone wishes they were rich enough to afford the on-site hotel (14 of20)
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Just look at it - it's got a pool and everything! (15 of20)
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This is as close to a swimming pool as everyone else will get (16 of20)
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Our feelings exactly (17 of20)
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But not everyone is put off by a bit of mud (18 of20)
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And we're sure everyone will have the best weekend ever (19 of20)
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We're just glad this isn't us right now (20 of20)
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