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| Brit Awards 2018: Stormzy asks PM 'where's the money for Grenfell?' | Brit Awards 2018: Stormzy asks PM 'where's the money for Grenfell?' |
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| Stormzy used his Brit performance to take a swipe at the prime minister over Grenfell. | Stormzy used his Brit performance to take a swipe at the prime minister over Grenfell. |
| He closed the show after winning two awards and rapped, "Yo, Theresa May where's that money for Grenfell? What you thought we just forgot about Grenfell?" | |
| Downing Street insists the government has committed £58m to those affected. | |
| The fire killed 71 people and left hundreds homeless in June 2017. | |
| The government added: "The public inquiry was set up by the PM to establish what went so tragically wrong and why people weren't listened to for so many years." | |
| Stormzy took home the award for best British male and best British album for Gang Signs and Prayer. | Stormzy took home the award for best British male and best British album for Gang Signs and Prayer. |
| He performed his hit song Blinded by Your Grace to end the show and then launched into his rap. | He performed his hit song Blinded by Your Grace to end the show and then launched into his rap. |
| After calling out the prime minister he went on: "You criminals, and you got the cheek to call us savages. | |
| "You should do some jail time you should pay some damages, we should burn your house down and see if you can manage this." | "You should do some jail time you should pay some damages, we should burn your house down and see if you can manage this." |
| In the November budget, the Chancellor Philip Hammond said an extra £28m would be going towards helping victims of the Grenfell fire. | In the November budget, the Chancellor Philip Hammond said an extra £28m would be going towards helping victims of the Grenfell fire. |
| He said funding would go to Kensington and Chelsea Council in west London - where the tower is - and would pay for mental health services and regeneration. | He said funding would go to Kensington and Chelsea Council in west London - where the tower is - and would pay for mental health services and regeneration. |
| The council said the money would support mental health services in the area, alongside existing NHS agencies. | The council said the money would support mental health services in the area, alongside existing NHS agencies. |
| It would also pay for a new community space and refurbishment of the Lancaster West estate in west London. | It would also pay for a new community space and refurbishment of the Lancaster West estate in west London. |
| Stormzy spoke to Newsbeat after the show about the rap and the reference to Grenfell. | Stormzy spoke to Newsbeat after the show about the rap and the reference to Grenfell. |
| He said: "I didn't want to just come here as an artist like 'It's the stormzy show' [and] clean up at the Brits - it's all about me. | He said: "I didn't want to just come here as an artist like 'It's the stormzy show' [and] clean up at the Brits - it's all about me. |
| "This is bigger than me [and] if I can use my voice to say something that's bigger than me. | "This is bigger than me [and] if I can use my voice to say something that's bigger than me. |
| "I don't want this to be about me. It's not about me - it's about Grenfell and it's about all the things I said in that lyric. | "I don't want this to be about me. It's not about me - it's about Grenfell and it's about all the things I said in that lyric. |
| "This is bigger than me." | "This is bigger than me." |
| The rapper was praised for his performance on social media including from Jeremy Corbyn. | The rapper was praised for his performance on social media including from Jeremy Corbyn. |
| The vast majority of money that was donated has now reached survivors and relatives. | |
| Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 every weekday on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra - if you miss us you can listen back here | Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 every weekday on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra - if you miss us you can listen back here |