Labour’s candidate for Brent South Dawn Butler has found a different way of reaching out to voters from old school door knocking, leaflets and plain old social media posts.
The former deputy leadership contender has released a video of herself on X (formerly Twitter) rapping her own version of the So Solid Crew hit ’21 Seconds To Go’, with the election 21 days away.
Butler’s video drew praise from many other Labour figures, with Birmingham Erdington candidate Paulette Hamilton responding: “I love this! Very different but young people will relate to it!”
Watch the full video from Dawn Butler here:
🚨 URGENT 🚨
🎶We’ve got 21 days before they’ve got to go🎶😎
Vote for @UKLabour. Vote for me as your MP for Brent East on Thursday 4th July. #Dawn4BrentEast pic.twitter.com/2AjR6ei1X6
— Dawn Butler ✊🏾💙 (@DawnButlerBrent) June 13, 2024
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