Brit Awards 2018: Stormzy asks PM ‘where’s Grenfell money?’

Rapper takes a shot at Theresa May over tower fire after picking up two gongs

Stormzy BRIT awards
Stormzy performs at the awards ceremony, at The O2 in London
(Image credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

South London grime star Stormzy used last night’s Brit Awards to take a swipe at the Prime Minister over the Government’s handling of the Grenfell Tower disaster.

After winning two top awards, the rapper closed the ceremony with a freestyle rap, asking: “Yo, Theresa May where's that money for Grenfell? What you thought we just forgot about Grenfell?”

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