Stormzy, Kano, Professor Green and a host of other prominent British artists have thrown their support behind Jeremy Corbyn ahead of the general election and called on people to register to vote before Tuesday’s deadline.
In a letter to the Guardian, Stormzy joins a number of other performers – including Akala, Lowkey, Saskilla, Sharkey Major and Charlie Sloth – in saying they will be voting Labour on 12 December.
The letter, put together by the Grime4Corbyn movement, urges voters to back Labour to “end austerity, rebuild our communities and take back the means to change our lives for the better”.
“Ending austerity will, for the first time in many of our lifetimes, use the taxes we all already pay into, to reinvest in the housing, youth clubs, community groups and cultural centres being destroyed by the current government,” the letter, drafted by Akala and Lowkey said.
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While the signatories said they were “under no illusions about Labour’s own imperial history”, they emphasised that Corbyn “has been one of the few people who has fought against injustice all his political life, from apartheid South Africa to the bombing of Libya”.
Later on Monday, Stormzyunderlined the message of the letter, writing on social media: “Don’t sit there and think ‘my little vote ain’t gonna do anything’ – your vote is CRUCIAL. Your ‘one little vote’ can quite literally tip the scale for what will be the most important election of our generation.
“There are several reasons as to why I’m voting for [Corbyn] – I would be here all day if I began to list them… but in my 26 years of life I have never trusted politicians or relied on them to be the bearers of hope and righteous people that we’ve needed them to be.
“And for me, he is the first man in a position of power who is committed to giving power back to the people and helping those who need a helping hand from the government the most.”
Source: Stormzy backs Labour in election with call to end austerity
