Stormzy has said Britain is “definitely, 100%” racist and that this has worsened under Boris Johnson because his comments have emboldened people with racist views. When asked if Britain was still racist, the musician said “definitely, 100%” even if it was “hidden”. “The difficult thing with the UK is, as you said, in Italy it’s a clear problem, whereas trying to explain that Britain is a racist country [to a British person] is the most difficult thing ever. During his headline Glastonbury set in June, Stormzy wore a stab vest with a union flag on it, designed by Banksy. Lammy tweeted that Stormzy had used the performance to “speak out about the injustice of young black kids being criminalised”.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2019 14:37 UTC