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Former Sex Pistol John Lydon blames immigration for ‘division’ in UK

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John Lydon has lashed out at the apparent effects of immigration in the UK during a fiery interview in which he doubled down on his support for Brexit.

The former Sex Pistol, who is himself the son of immigrants, decried Britain’s seaside towns as “run down” and full of “prospective immigrants”, which he claimed has fueled “animosity in communities”.

Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, rose to fame with the punkwith songs such as “God Save the Queen” and “Anarchy in the UK”.

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