Jeremy Corbyn just pulled one of the biggest crowds Glastonbury has ever seen for his Pyramid Stage speech.
The Labour leader came to Glastonbury to introduce hip-hop act Run The Jewels and give a 20-minute speech to hundreds of thousands of punters at the festival’s biggest stage.
Biggest @GlastoFest crowd ever? Jeremy Corbyn addresses the masses. Never seen anything like it #glastonbury pic.twitter.com/SVTzzc9pxJ
— Greg Wetherall (@GregWetherall) June 24, 2017
The biggest crowd I think I've ever seen at #Glastonbury is for Jeremy Corbyn. Easily rivals Rolling Stones, Oasis and Dolly Parton pic.twitter.com/3UWFzF99EI
— Hannah Al-Othman (@HannahAlOthman) June 24, 2017
biggest crowd i've ever seen at glasto ever for jeremy corbyn, unreal
— eveveveve (@eviepevielem0n) June 24, 2017
During the speech Corbyn thanked Michael Eavis for inviting him down to Glastonbury, and praised the environment that the festival had crafted for creatives.
The crowd, which filled the Pyramid stage field well before his arrival on the stage. Punters converged from all over the festival, though many couldn’t make it into the field due to the sheer volume of people trying to get to field.
Earlier in the day Corbyn had met firefighters and other emergency services and said that PM Theresa May had to ‘get a grip’ over the Grenfell Tower tragedy, which killed over 70 people.
Great meeting emergency service staff at #Glastonbury. At festivals, sporting events and in our communities they are there when we need them pic.twitter.com/N6tIW8OtQB
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) June 24, 2017
He then went to the Solstice Bar to serve punters with beer earlier in the afternoon.
Serving @WorkersBeerCo at the Solstice Bar. Beers #ForTheMany at #Glastonbury. pic.twitter.com/YKU67NIo9Q
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) June 24, 2017
Corbyn will also speak at Billy Bragg’s Leftfield Stage this afternoon.