Paul Weller, Primal Scream, and over 40 artists have signed an open letter supporting the politically-charged Belfast rap group Kneecap amid controversy over their recent performances.
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Belfast rap trio Kneecap’s performance at the Eden Project has been cancelled following controversy over comments made by group members regarding MPs and political groups.
Tuesday’s newspaper front pages are heavily dominated by the Spain and Portugal power outages but there are some domestic stories too! Several papers report a milkshake tax looms as the PM tries to tackle UK obesity while a handful of headlines report that sex criminals will be banned from asylum in the UK.
Calls for Kneecap to be dropped from an upcoming festival lead several of the Irish and Scottish front pages as the Belfast band faces backlash for chanting about killing MPs and supporting Hezbollah and Hamas.
Counter-terror police are assessing two videos of Kneecap performances featuring calls for violence against Conservative MPs and support for Hamas and Hezbollah, both designated terrorist organisations in the UK.
