Morrissey blasted for Manchester bombing rant about politicians, immigration and the QUEEN
MORRISSEY has found himself under fire for claiming "politicians are never victims" in a bizarre statement following the sickening Manchester suicide bomb attack.
The Manchester-born singer used Facebook to pick apart the comments of numerous politicians, following the heartless atrocity which left 22 dead and 64 others injured.
The former Smiths frontman - born Steven Patrick Morrissey - hit out at the response by the Prime Minister and leading politicians to the Manchester Arena bombing, saying "the anger is monumental".
He criticised statements made by Theresa May, Manchester metro mayor Andy Burnham and London mayor Sadiq Khan in the wake of the attack that left 22 dead and injured dozens.
Bur the star's comments have led to a huge backlash from his own fans.
Sam Mitchell wrote on Facebook: "I've always thought you were a bit of a d*** but your music was alright, you've been upgraded to monumental c***."
Paolo Fragola pointed to the star's Irish roots when she wrote: "When the IRA were active in this country with a bombing campaign, we didn't blame all Irish people living here.
"If we had, your family, Steven, would have been subjected to unjust racial hatred. We won't do the same now that a different mindset of terrorism is active. And why? We're better than that."
Paul Earl wrote: "My word you're f***ing deluded. Borderline racist? What in God's name are you talking about? Little girls have be blown up and all you want to do is virtue signal about offending people."
Brian Elwell added: "Well Moz - you seem to be forgetting the Brighton Bombing on the Tory conference in 1984 - 5 dead, and the murder of Secretary of State Airey Neave outside the House of Commons. and the very recent political murder of MP Joe Cox. Politicians have been targets whilst carrying out their elected duty."
In a post on his Facebook page Morrissey said he was celebrating his birthday in the city when news of the atrocity broke.
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He said: "The anger is monumental. For what reason will this ever stop?
"Theresa May says such attacks 'will not break us' but her own life is lived in a bullet-proof bubble, and she evidently does not need to identify any young people today in Manchester morgues.
"Also, 'will not break us' means that the tragedy will not break her, or her policies on immigration.
"The young people of Manchester are already broken - thanks all the same, Theresa.";
Taking aim at Mr Khan's statement that the capital is "united with Manchester," he commented: "But he does not condemn Islamic State - who have claimed responsibility for the bomb."
Born in Davyhulme, Greater Manchester, the 58-year-old is known for his contrarian style and provocative commentary on events.
Throughout his career, which took off with The Smiths in the early 1980s, his material has also reflected on life in Manchester and the country today.
He wrote: "In modern Britain everyone seems petrified to officially say what we all say in private. Politicians tell us they are unafraid, but they are never the victims.
"How easy to be unafraid when one is protected from the line of fire. The people have no such protections."
The post has been shared more than 14,000 times and seen more than 40,000 reactions since it was published on Tuesday night.
Former bandmate Johnny Marr earlier joined a stream of Mancunian artists to pay tribute to the victims of Monday's tragedy, tweeting: "Manchester stands together."
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