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"Being in a band with someone is very intimate. You exchange ideas, you have arguments, it’s exciting." The story behind the Fear City punk rock demo that Madonna recorded before becoming one of the world's biggest pop superstars

Madonna has a punk rock past, and we have the receipts

Louder

Voices: Mea culpa: definitely not Daleks?

Our chief pedant John Rentoul casts an eye over last week’s reporting in The Independent

The Independent UK

Britain's 'Stop Brexit Man' acquitted by judge over his musical protests outside Parliament

An anti-Brexit activist who has spent years mounting a one-man protest outside Britain’s Parliament has won a court victory against a police attempt to pull the plug on his musical activities

The Independent UK

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‘Stop Brexit’ man speaks out after being cleared of flouting music ban

Steve Bray says he ‘won’t stop’ his protests

The Independent UK

‘Stop Brexit Man’ Steve Bray cleared of flouting police ban over Westminster music

‘Lampooning the government through satire is a long tradition in this country’, said the judge

The Independent UK

'Stop Brexit Man' Steve Bray cleared after 'anti-Tory' protest

An activist known as Stop Brexit Man has been cleared of flouting a police ban after playing anti-Conservative and anti-Brexit edits of The Muppet…

The National (Scotland)

'Stop Brexit Man' cleared of flouting police ban over playing anti-Tory edit of The Muppets Show outside Parliament

Steve Bray was handed the verdict at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday

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‘Stop Brexit Man’ cleared of flouting ban on playing music near Parliament

Steve Bray, 56, was playing music on March 20 last year before then-PM Rishi Sunak arrived for Prime Minister’s Questions.

Evening Standard

‘Stop Brexit Man’ apologises in court for ‘intimidating’ Tory staffers with music

Steve Bray, who regularly protests by playing songs outside parliament, is in court after allegedly flouting a police ban

The Guardian - UK

Stop Brexit Man made Braverman’s then-chief of staff ‘feel a victim’, court told

Steve Bray, from Port Talbot, is known as Stop Brexit Man.

Evening Standard

‘Stop Brexit Man’ rowed with police over where he could play speakers, court hears

Steve Bray told officers to stick a map showing where he could not use speakers ‘where the sun don’t shine’ before lighting a cigarette and looking away, court hears

The Independent UK

'Kill the Poor' blasted at Westminster in protest over welfare cuts

LABOUR MPs were reminded of the impact of their assault on social security as a veteran Westminster protester added a new song to his repertoire.

The National (Scotland)

Stop Brexit Man Steve Bray says playing music is 'part of fundamental right to protest'

Steve Bray is known for playing music in protest around Westminster.

Evening Standard

Stop Brexit Man says playing music is ‘part of fundamental right to protest’

Steve Bray is known for playing music in protest around Westminster.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

'Stop Brexit guy' Steve Bray faces trial over speakers outside Parliament after crackdown on noisy protest

Steve Bray told Westminster magistrates court: “We stick to the law as we know it”

The Independent UK

Has Labour soft-launched a house banger as its election campaign song to replace D:Ream?

The vibe is reminiscent of Labour’s 1997 election campaign anthem

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: How a day of fevered general election speculation unfolded

In today’s newsletter: From a drop in inflation, to Cameron’s cancelled sojourn to Tirana. Now can Rishi Sunak persuade people that being ‘back to normal’ is enough?

The Guardian - UK

Cringing in the rain: soggy Rish! kickstarts his farewell tour

‘My plan is working,’ mumbled the PM, his suit drenched, his speech in rags, as Steve Bray cranked up the D:Ream

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The National (Scotland)

Police ban man behind viral 'Things Can Only Get Better' moment from Parliament

As Rishi Sunak made his speech - in the pouring rain - Steve Bray could be heard blaring the 1993 hit.

Evening Standard

Anti-Brexit campaigner ejected from Tory conference meeting after protest

Steve Bray disrupted a fringe meeting outside the conference’s secure zone in Manchester city centre

The National (Scotland)

Prolific anti-Brexit protester forcibly kicked out of Tory conference

Anti-Brexit protestor Steve Bray has been forcibly ejected from a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference.

The Independent UK

Brexit, berets and interpretive dance - how thousands marched to demand UK rejoin the EU

Remainers had their say as they bumped elbows with Bully XL and Ulez protesters in central London

The Independent UK

History of controversial comments by suspended Tory MP Lee Anderson

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has attracted criticism for comments on everything from food bank use to nuisance tenants

The Independent UK

History of controversial comments by deputy Tory chairman Lee Anderson who backs death penalty

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has attracted criticism for comments on everything from food bank use to nuisance tenants

The Guardian - UK

Anti-Brexit protester Steve Bray vows to continue despite planned crackdown

Ministers seeking to deploy Henry VIII powers against protests that have ‘cumulative’ impact on people’s daily lives

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