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The song parodies the PM’s hated decision to scrap winter fuel funds from thousands and thousands of pensioners
- Noa Hoffman, Political Correspondent
THE BBC is facing mounting pressure to play a Christmas number one contender that mocks Sir Keir Starmer’s winter fuel cuts.
Freezing This Christmas, performed by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers, is readily rock climbing its contrivance up the song charts.
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The festive bop parodies the PM’s hated decision to scrap winter fuel funds from thousands and thousands of pensioners.
Its lyrics embody: “It’ll be freezing this Christmas, with out fuel at dwelling, it’ll be freezing this Christmas, whereas Keir Starmer is warm.
“It’ll be icy, so icy, with out fuel at dwelling, this Christmas.”
Artists within the abet of the up-and-coming hit embody 33-year-outdated-fashioned freelance creator Chris Middleton and 51-year-outdated-fashioned Rat Pack tribute singer Dean Ager.
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The artists hold accused predominant stations of refusing to play their banger, giving it less likelihood of hitting number one subsequent week.
Tory MPs final night time demanded the Beeb prove its impartiality by giving the song some air time.
Greg Smith acknowledged: “Satire is frequently the most extremely effective take a look at on vitality – and this song is highlighting the seriousness of Labour’s political decisions to give bumper pay deals to their union paymasters whereas stripping a few of our poorest pensioners from a will need to hold funds to warmth their properties this winter.”
A BBC spokesman insisted that DJ decisions are “continuously made with the related audiences and context in recommendations”.
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