“When we wrote Tubthumping it was as an anthem for the underdog, for those fighting power,” the band said in a statement.”

“It sickens us that Spain’s far-right Vox party would use the song to promote their small-minded, hate-fuelled agenda. We have asked Facebook to take down the video from its platform and we demand that Vox never use our song – a song of hope and community – again”

“Let me be clear. The song Tubthumping was written to celebrate the resilience and tenacity of working-class folk who keep fighting when the chips are down,” he wrote. “It has nothing whatsoever in common with wealthy politicians with extremist anti-liberal agendas.”

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Statue is #AliceNutter, the central character in Winterson's story

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