- Sir Elton and husband David Furnish mentioned music business had solely ‘one alternative’
- The long-lasting musician and Labour supporter has been a persistent critic of Brexit
- He joins listing of celeb supporters, together with Damien Hirst and James Norton
Sir Elton John took a swipe at Brexit yesterday as he turned the newest member of the liberal arts institution to again Labour.
The multi-millionaire singer and his husband David Furnish endorsed Labour, saying there was solely ‘one alternative’ for these eager to assist the music business.
Sir Elton has been a persistent critic of Brexit, as soon as saying he was ‘ashamed of my nation for what it has accomplished’.
Final yr, Labour mentioned it could discover his demand for musicians to be given visa-free journey to make it simpler for them to tour in Europe.
In a video message performed out to a pre-election occasion attended by Sir Keir Starmer and spouse Victoria on the weekend, Sir Elton mentioned he was ‘backing Keir and Labour to win this election’.
Sir Elton John took a swipe at Brexit yesterday as he turned the newest member of the liberal arts institution to again Labour
The multi-millionaire singer and his husband David Furnish endorsed Labour, saying there was solely ‘one alternative’ for these eager to assist the music business
He added: ‘There is just one alternative. Let’s assist artists minimize by means of the pink tape that forestalls them from thriving and contributing to this nation’s future success.’
The famous person joins a protracted listing of celeb artists endorsing Labour in current months, together with Britain’s richest artist Damien Hirst and privately-educated actor James Norton.
Singer Beverley Knight, Dragon’s Den star Deborah Meaden and actor Package Harington have been amongst these to sprinkle stardust on the occasion for Labour supporters on Saturday, which the occasion insisted was not a victory rally.
Labour has additionally acquired the backing of billionaires John Caudwell and Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
In a scathing response, Rishi Sunak mentioned: ‘They’re two of Britain’s richest males, they will most likely afford Labour’s tax rises, however for tens of hundreds of thousands of people who find themselves working actually exhausting, they can not.’
