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Zara Woodcock

Friendly Fires slate Boris Johnson for using their song during conference

The band Friendly Fires have called out Prime Minister Boris Johnson for using their song while walking out after holding his keynote speech.

While walking off the stage at the Conservative Party conference, their track Blue Cassette can be heard playing.

Taking to Twitter, Friendly Fires slammed the PM for using their song without their permission.

They said: "We do not endorse the Conservative party's use of our track 'Blue Cassette'. Our permission was not sought, and we have asked our management to make sure it isn't used again.

"If we'd have intended them to use it, we'd have named the track 'Blue Bunch Of Corrupt W***ers'."

They then shared a screenshot of a news report of Jacob Rees-Mogg calling food banks 'rather uplifting'.

Friendly Fires slammed the PM (Getty Images)

"If Boris needed something uplifting to walk on to, perhaps he should have used the sound of a busy food bank," the account added.

In addition to Blue Cassette, Electric Light Orchestra song Mr Blue Sky was also played prior to Mr Johnson's conference speech.

Musicians have previously been calling out politicians for using their songs at rallies without their permission.

Last year, The Rolling Stones said they would sue Donald Trump if he continued to use their songs.

After four years of trying to stop him from using their track, You Can’t Always Get What You Want, the band started looking to the courts to enforce a ban.

Stones legends Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, who co-wrote the song, were said to be furious their music was being used for the President’s political ends.

They called the party 'corrupt' (@FriendlyFires/Twitter)

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Trump, who had a huge row with the group 31 years ago, played the 1969 classic at the end of rallies.

He also used Stones hit Start Me Up before he arrived on stage. The band sent him a cease and desist letter in 2016, but it was ignored.

Boris walked out to the band's song (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The former president is also currently being sued by Eddy Grant for using his hit “Electric Avenue” in a video mocking Joe Biden.

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