Failed Conservative leadership candidate Michael Gove has criticised Stormzy as a “far better rapper than he is a political analyst”.
Stormzy is a longtime supporter of
Jeremy Corbyn and has accused
Boris Johnson of being a “sinister man with a long record of lying”.
In an
Instagram post encouraging people to register to vote by Tuesday’s deadline, Stormzy told his fans their vote could “quite literally tip the scale for what will be the most important
election of our generation”.
At the Brit Awards ceremony in 2018 Stormzy said: “Theresa May, where’s the money for Grenfell?” and at the Glastonbury
music festival this year he led chants of: “F*** Boris.”
Speaking to Talk Radio on Tuesday morning, Gove dismissed the criticism. “I think we again know that Stormzy, when he took to the stage at Glastonbury wearing a stab vest, he made clear what his political views were then,” he said.
Gove added: “He is a far, far better rapper than he is a political analyst.”MAKE SURE YOU VOTE, DON’T SCROLL PAST, THIS IS VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT. https://t.co/m0QQ5Gbhzvpic.twitter.com/9iEx6sbayr— #MERKY (@stormzy) November 25, 2019Former Tory MP Nick Boles said that “what should really worry us is that the same is true of Michael Gove”.
Gove once infamously performed the Wham Rap! to a group of school children in 2017.Stormzy tops the list of musicians, artists, rappers and grime MCs who are backing Corbyn and
Labour at the general election.
Rappers Akala, Kano and Professor Green and singers Katy B and Peter Hooton of
Liverpool group The Farm are among the 39 artists who signed the letter, alongside the Grime 4 Corbyn campaign group.
Grime MC Wiley also tweeted his support for Corbyn earlier in the month where he said: “Big up @jeremycorbyn,” to which the Labour leader replied: “Thank you Wiley.”
The letter to The Guardian read: “We’re not voting Labour in the naive hope that they will solve all the problems our communities face.
“We vote because they offer an urgent alternative to the destructive policies of the Conservatives.”Related... Britain's Chief Rabbi Condemns 'Poison' In The Labour Party 'Sanctioned From The Top'