Mumford and Sons banjo player Winston Marshall has quit the folk rock band he co-founded after he was pilloried in public by a 'viral mob' for the 'sin' of praising a conservative journalist on Twitter. In a 1,263-word essay on Medium, the 33-year-old son of Brexit-supporting millionaire hedge fund tycoon Sir Paul Marshall described how his 'innocuous' endorsement of Andy Ngo's book on far-Left extremist group Antifa triggered 'tens of thousands of angry retweets and comments'. Mr Marshall, who was born and raised in Wandsworth, south London, wrote that he could have stayed with the group and 'continued to self-censor', but believed it would 'erode my sense of integrity'. The folk rock musician was attacked on social media earlier after calling Mr Ngo's book 'important' and describing the US journalist - who has been attacked while covering street clashes - a 'brave man'. Following allegations he was 'endorsing Fascism' - claims he branded 'ludicrous' - band members Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane, and their management, reportedly asked him to leave the group.
