Counter-terror police have launched an investigation into Kneecap after the band was accused of telling fans “kill your local MP”.

The Metropolitan Police received a report last week about footage from a 2024 gig during which one band member appeared to shout “up Hamas, up Hezbollah”.

A second report related to a 2023 concert at which a member of the band was filmed allegedly saying: “We’re still under British occupation in Ireland. We still have old men in London making decisions that affect my life in Ireland.

“And even worse, they’re f-----g Tories. The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP.”