Stormzy in Twitter tirade against Rees-Mogg over Grenfell controversy

Stormzy has called Jacob Rees-Mogg "an actual piece of s***" and called for his resignation after the politician's Grenfell comments.

The rapper said the comments showed "politicians are actual aliens" and that Mr Rees-Mogg is a "sc*mbag".

Mr Rees-Mogg, who is the leader of the Commons, said it would have been "common sense" for Grenfell Tower residents to ignore advice and leave the burning building.

Speaking on LBC's Nick Ferrari on Monday, Mr Rees-Mogg said: "I think if either of us were in a fire, whatever the fire brigade said, we would leave the burning building.

"It just seems the common sense thing to do and it is such a tragedy that that didn't happen."

Mr Rees-Mogg subsequently apologised for the comments, which had been denounced as insulting by groups representing Grenfell survivors and victims' families.

Stormzy, whose hit track Vossi Bop includes the lyrics "f*** the government and f*** Boris" and also starred on the Grenfell charity single, shared the clip of Mr Rees-Mogg's original comments with his 1.2m followers.

Croydon-born Stormzy, whose real name is Michael Omari, wrote on Twitter: "Oi @Jacob_Rees_Mogg you need to resign you’re an actual piece of s*** I beg everyone watch this - MP Jacob Rees Mogg in a nutshell saying Grenfell Victims should of had the common sense to escape. I can’t believe the cheek f****** hell these politicians are actual aliens."

He said Mr Rees-Mogg's comments implied "those who lost their lives weren’t smart enough to escape".

Stormzy, 26, continued across seven tweets to say: "F****** hell this man is the sc**miest… Let’s bare in mind for 2 secs how horrifiying (sic) and terrifying the situation would of been for the victims."

He added: "Oi get this pr*** out of here these man (sic) are sc*mbags and they are wicked and evil."

He concluded by standing up for the firefighters and drawing attention to the government's responsibilities.