Dua Lipa has criticised the Authorities’s “small-minded and shortsighted” angle to migrants.
In October, the house secretary Suella Braverman singled out “Albanian criminals” and claimed England was dealing with an “invasion” of migrants crossing the Channel by small boats.
In a brand new interview with The Sunday Occasions Dua Lipa, who was born in London to Kosovan-Albanian dad and mom, stated the best way the British authorities has mentioned immigration “hurts”.
“All these phrases thrown round about immigrants? I at all times felt London was an amalgamation of cultures. It’s integral to the town,” she stated. “So whenever you hear the federal government discuss Albanians, for instance, it hurts. It’s shortsighted and small-minded, however it’s the best way lots of people suppose.”
“Irrespective of how we attempt to change the rhetoric, there’ll at all times be those that suppose, ‘Immigrants are coming into the nation and taking jobs’,” she added.
“Nevertheless, immigrants who’ve come right here have earned their maintain by working extremely arduous,” Dua Lipa stated. “There must be extra empathy, as a result of folks don’t depart their nation except they must out of necessity, out of concern for his or her household.”
Final November, Dua Lipa was granted Albanian citizenship following an oath-taking ceremony between herself and the nation’s president, Bajram Begaj.
Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama went on to name Braverman’s feedback felony. “Sadly, we have now seen ourselves and our group being singled out on this nation for functions of politics. It has been a really, very disgraceful second for British politics,” he informed BBC Radio 4’s In the present day programme [via The Guardian].
Throughout a gathering with Rishi Sunak earlier this 12 months, Rama used Dua Lipa for example of the positives that immigrants convey to Britian.
“Dua Lipa is not only merely a British singer, however she’s an Albanian immigrant that has come right here, as many have come, to assemble, to nurse, to prepare dinner and to sing for you, and we need to ensure that this group feels not solely protected however feels honoured right here,” he stated.
Final month, Dua Lipa shared new monitor ‘Dance The Night time’, the lead single from the upcoming Barbie film soundtrack.
In addition to offering the lead single, Dua Lipa additionally has a cameo look within the movie — enjoying a mermaid variation of Barbie.
