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Festival urged to reconsider inclusion of rap group after ‘dead Tory’ comments

Festival urged to reconsider inclusion of rap group after ‘dead Tory’ comments
The Irish rap band Kneecap are due to perform at the Trnsmt festival in Glasgow in July.

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