Mercury Prize winning band The XX have slated England’s Conservative Party for using a song of theirs at the Conservative Party conference last week – without asking. Apparently neither the band or their label was consulted. In a statement the band and their label, Young Turks, said: “Apparently David Cameron and the Tories used an XX song during their party conference,” they said. “The XX/Young Turks weren’t invited to any party, didn’t approve the use of their music at the party and certainly don’t approve of said party.” This follows a long line of political parties trying to leverage off happening bands without asking and finding that it backfires on them.

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