Stewart called on his fellow Brits to give Reform U.K. party leader Nigel Farage “a chance.”
The 80-year-old rocker offered the endorsement in an interview with the U.K.’s The Times, that was published on June 27.
When the interviewer asked Stewart what the politician stands for, aside “from Brexit, tightened immigration policies and unrealistic economic promises?” Stewart responded, “Yeah, yeah. But Starmer’s all about getting us out of Brexit and I don’t know how he’s going to do that. Still, the country will survive. It could be worse. We could be in the Gaza Strip.”
Stewart’s foray into politics caught the eye of at least one fellow musician. Veteran indie rock troubadour and political Billy Bragg posted the “give Farage a chance” headline on Facebook, along with the sarcastic caption, “Why is Rod Stewart making Glastonbury political? Artists should stop banging on about bloody politics and just sing their songs. Grrr.”
Don’t, however, expect Stewart to get political on stage during his Glastonbury set. He told the BBC that he won’t “make any announcements between songs” so he can “get in as many songs” as possible during his set.
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