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Belfast rap group wins discrimination case against British government
JJ O'Dochartaigh, also known as DJ Provai, of the Belfast-based rap group Kneecap, outside Belfast High Court, with lawyers Darragh Mackin (left) and Gavin Booth (right), November 29, 2024

BELFAST rap trio Kneecap has secured victory in a discrimination case against the British government, after it withdrew a grant over the group’s political views.

Kneecap applied for a grant from the Music Export Growth Scheme last year, which was approved by the British Phonographic Industry. 

But in February, then business secretary Kemi Badenoch blocked the funding. 

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