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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maira Butt

D:Ream ban Labour from using their song ‘Things Can Only Get Better’ in election campaign

Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Pop band D:Ream have banned the Labour Party from using their hit song “Things Can Only Get Better” during their election campaign.

Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s general election announcement was drowned out by the track being played by a protester blaring it through a loudspeaker in the pouring rain. It led to speculation that the song could make a resurgence in the runup to the general election on 4 July.

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