Belfast trio were denied arts funding by then business secretary Kemi Badenoch over political views
Belfast rap trio Kneecap have won a legal battle against the UK government after the business department then led by Kemi Badenoch denied them arts funding because they “oppose the United Kingdom”. The High Court in Belfast heard on Friday that the UK government would not contest the case and acknowledged that the ministry’s decision to block the grant earlier this year had been “unlawful”. Badenoch is now leader of the opposition Conservative party.
“Labour would rather waste your money than stand up to a group of Irish republicans who go to court because the UK government won’t hand them our money.”Group member JJ Ó Dochartaigh, better known as DJ Próvaí, arrived at the court in a repurposed RUC Land Rover flying Irish and Palestinian flags. The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the police force at the time of the Troubles conflict in Northern Ireland.
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