Kate Bush has confirmed that she is not a supporter of the Conservative Party, two years after an article implied her political allegiance.
The Running Up That Hill singer wrote a short blog post on her website making it “clear she is not a Tory supporter”, and that she doesn’t make “political statements” in interviews.
In 2016, Bush was quoted in a Canadian magazine as supporting Theresa May after she became Prime Minister but the star has since attributed her comment to being about “women in power” rather than any political stance.
She had told the publication: “We have a female prime minister here in the UK. I actually really like her and think she's wonderful.
“I think it's the best thing that's happened to us in a long time. She's a very intelligent woman but I don't see much to fear.”
The 60-year-old wrote on her website: “My response to the interviewer was not meant to be political but rather was in the defence of women in power. I felt he was putting a really negative slant on powerful women, referring to a witch hunt involving Hilary Clinton.
“In response I said that we had a woman in charge of our country, and that I felt it was a good thing to have women in power.
“I should have been clearer when I then said it was the best thing that had happened to us for a long time - because I greatly disliked the behaviour of the previous PM, who at that point I felt had abandoned us and everybody felt angry and let down.”
Bush shot to fame in 1978, when her song Wuthering Heights, inspired by Emily Bronte’s novel, reached number one in the UK singles chart.
The singer went on to have an illustrious career with big hits including This Woman’s Work, Cloudbusting and Babooshka.
