Today’s a big day in the election calendar. This morning, Labour launched its official manifesto, while campaigners hit the three-week countdown until the big day. As even the Tories seem to have accepted that the 5 July will see a victory for Sir Keir and his Starmtroopers, one Labour candidate seems to be especially enjoying herself on the election trail.
Dawn Butler, standing in new constituency Brent East, is ramping up her campaigning as polling day looms ever closer. Taking a leaf out of the SNP’s book – after Falkirk candidate Toni Giugliano created a Spotify song in an attempt to woo voters – Butler has decided that the best way to convince her constituents that she’s their woman is to release an, um, rap video. It’s certainly one way to get noticed…
‘We got 21 days to go. We got 21 days to go,’ the Labour lefty sang to the camera. ‘If you like me let me know, let me out the shadow, we got 21 days until they gotta go.’ Blasting the Prime Minister for leaving D-day early, Butler labelled Rishi Sunak a ‘liar’, slammed the Tories as being ‘too corrupt’ and rapped that the ‘Labour party are here to stay’. You do still need to get voted in first, Dawn…
While Labour continues to poll well, recent surveys from JL Partners show that over a fifth of 18 to 34 year olds still haven’t registered to vote, with the figure increasing to 30 per cent in the 18-24 year old group. Butler’s latest intervention is a plea to those considering staying at home on polling day – ’21 days to say who you like’ – but Mr S has some doubts about how well it’ll work. While some of Butler’s colleagues have praised her efforts – ‘This is amazing!’ commented Scottish Labour MSP Paul Sweeney – others have been less kind. Labour candidate for Birmingham Erdington, Paulette Hamilton, wrote that it was ‘very different’ while other users were quick to slam the cringe-fest, with one writing: ‘I just want serious people in politics, discussing serious things, seriously.’ Quite.
Watch the clip here:
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