Anti-Theresa May song tops on UK iTunes chart

A song accusing the Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May of being “liar” is rapidly climbing the UK iTunes chart. “Liar Liar Ge2017,” produced by performed by Captain Ska, who describe themselves as a “producer of politically inclined tunes,” is currently placed at Number 2 on the iTunes chart behind Luis Fonzi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber’s “Despacito.” The song’s lyrics include the lines: “We all know politicians like telling lies/Big ones, little ones, porky pies/Saying they’re strong and stable won’t disguise/We’re still being taken for a ride.” It also features a variety of soundbytes from Theresa May’s speeches. The song, which overtake Miley Cyrus, Niall Horan and Ed Sheeran, skewers the UK Prime Minister on the NHS, education and poverty, and her party’s several recent U-turns including calling the snap election.