As Guido noted last week, a festive tune criticising Keir Starmer over Labour’s winter fuel debacle is picking up a lot of fans. The track, by Sir Keir Starmer and The Granny Harmers, is called “Freezing this Christmas”…
Now the BBC has been dragged into a row over its refusal to play the song, which is a contender for the Christmas charts. The song will hit the official charts on Friday, having reached 85 in the midweek table. It is already number one the EE Big Top 40 which measures downloads and streams on Apple Music…
A BBC spokesperson said music track decisions are made “with the relevant audiences and context in mind”. In that case, it should be on BBC radio very soon…
Starmer loyalist and Housing Secretary Steve Reed told Sky News that Starmer should not be replaced:
“We saw what the Tories did. They were in power for 14 years, and after 2016, I think we had nine education secretaries, seven chancellors, and five Prime Ministers. Doomscrolling through Prime Ministers doesn’t resolve the problem.”