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With the general election just weeks away and with everything to play for, grime star JME has got together with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – and has lent his support.
The pair got together to discuss why so few young people – who statistically hold the balance of power – actually bother to vote. With the voter registration of May 22 looming, JME has stressed the importance of voting to his 700,000 Twitter followers.
JME – real name Jamie Adenuga – wrote on Twitter: "I met Jeremy Corbyn today, and explained why bare of us don't vote."
According to a recent poll, over 50% of students are intending to vote Labour. This is a significantly higher amount than the Labour party’s poll rating and suggests that a mass youth vote could make a massive difference to the outcome of the election.
The Boy Better Know co-founder then listed four steps his followers should take.
He said: "Listed by process Numbered by importance. 2. Register to vote 4. Know who you are voting for 1. Know why you are voting them 3. Vote".
JME is the latest grime star to have come out in support of Jeremy Corbyn. Last year Stormzy expressed his support of the Labour leader.
He told The Guardian: "My man, Jeremy! Young Jeremy, my guy. I dig what he says. I saw some sick picture of him from back in the day when he was campaigning about anti-apartheid and I thought: yeah, I like your energy.
“Have you seen that footage of House of Commons? They’re all neeky dons! The way they all laugh and cheer. Is this fucking Game Of Thrones? You lot have got real issues to talk about and deal with. That’s why I like Jeremy: I feel like he gets what the ethnic minorities are going through and the homeless and the working class.”
