Rock band humiliate Cameron live on The Andrew Marr Show... as he sits just feet away: Squeeze change song lyrics to attack 'people who are hellbent on destruction of the welfare state'
- Band played a revised version of 'Cradle To The Grave' at end of the show
- The veteran lead singer Glenn Tilbrook sang 'I grew up in council houses'
- Added that some people were 'hellbent on destruction of the welfare state'
- PM had earlier said up to a hundred sinkhole estates could be bulldozed
This is the moment Squeeze sang that David Cameron was 'hellbent on the destruction of the Welfare State' on live television while he was sitting just a few feet away.
The Prime Minister applauded after the band had finished playing a revised version of 'Cradle To The Grave' on the BBC's Andrew Marr show this morning.
Veteran lead singer Glenn Tilbrook altered the words as the end credits were rolling to include a stinging attack on the Conservatives who he sang were 'hellbent on destruction of the welfare state'.
Protest: Squeeze sang that David Cameron was 'hellbent on the destruction of the Welfare State' on live television while he was sitting just a few feet away
The Prime Minister applauded after the band had finished playing a revised version of 'Cradle To The Grave' on the BBC's Andrew Marr show this morning
Mr Cameron was sitting just yards away with the show's host Andrew Marr as the band, famed for 1970s hits including Cool For Cats, delivered their stinging jibe.
It was not clear whether Mr Cameron noticed the musical protest, as he continued to watch without reacting.
Mr Tilbrook sang: 'I grew up in council houses, they're part of what made Britain great. But there are some people who are hellbent on destruction of the welfare state.'
Veteran lead singer Glenn Tilbrook altered the words as the end credits were rolling to include a stinging attack on the Conservatives who he sang were 'hellbent on destruction of the welfare state'
Mr Cameron was sitting just yards away with the show's host Andrew Marr as the band, famed for 1970s hits including Cool For Cats, delivered their stinging jibe
On the programme, Mr Cameron said about a hundred of the UK’s worst 'sink estates' could be bulldozed to make way for better homes as part of a blitz on poverty.
He pledged that 'brutal high-rise towers' and 'bleak' housing will be 'torn down' in an effort to tackle drug abuse and gang culture.
It is not the first time the 58-year-old Squeeze frontman has made his feelings known about Conservative policy.
Reaction: A number of viewers took to Twitter after the band's surprising performance this morning
On the programme, Mr Cameron said about a hundred of the UK’s worst 'sink estates' could be bulldozed to make way for better homes as part of a blitz on poverty
According to the Mirror, he told WhatsOnNorth in 2013 that the country was 'going backwards' under the Tories.
Viewers took to Twitter after the band's surprising performance this morning with one user writing: 'Squeeze just put the PM under more pressure in 3 minutes than any #BBC journalist has done in 6 years.'
Another wrote: 'Well done Squeeze. Inspirational fighting for social housing on The Andrew Marr Show this morning.'
A BBC spokeswoman said producers had not been aware of Squeeze's protest beforehand.
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