Chumbawamba: NZ's Winston Peters 'does not care' about Tubthumping row - BBC News

Deputy PM Winston Peters addresses the UK band's demand that he stop using their song Tubthumping.

9 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Simon Atkinson BBC News, SydneyNew Zealand's deputy prime minister Winston Peters says he "does not care" about the row over using Chumbawamba hit Tubthumping at a political rally.

The UK band had accused him of "hijacking" the song and had asked their recording label to issue a "cease and desist" letter.

"It seems the media care more about the Chumbawamba story than we do. We actually don't care," Mr Peters said.

"There's nothing to 'cease or desist'," he wrote on X on Wednesday.

Mr Peters, who leads the right-wing New Zealand First Party that is part of the governing coalition, walked on to stage to Tubthumping ahead of a controversial speech last weekend.

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