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Star fundraisers hear of threat to London estate

RAPPER and poet Potent Whisper condemned a London council’s plans to bulldoze yet another council estate at a fundraiser gig for the Morning Star.

Performing at the Constitution pub in Camden on Saturday, he lambasted Lambeth council for the social cleansing of the Cressingham Gardens estate which is facing imminent demolition.

“People have raised their families within those walls,” he said, “Let’s not forget the elderly who have spent their whole lives here and have got the right to die here."

The spoken word artist, who lives in the south London borough, likened the situation to “living in a state of war.”

Residents are expected to stump up £200,000 to remain homeowners when housing is rebuilt on the site, campaign group Save Cressingham Gardens say.

Acoustic punk singer Lily Gaskell headlined the gig wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan “No Pasaran,” the 1930s rallying call against fascism.

She sang in favour of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, and against Tory lies and foodbanks, saying: “Change is coming. They know that we are the real risk.”

The gig raised £160 for the Fighting Fund.

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