Welcome to the Empire Files podcast. This is your host, Abby Martin. This is the audio of our show.

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In light of the recent victory of the right wing in the UK, now being used as a warning to the left here in the U.S. to not be too extreme,

I wanted to get the real story.

So I'm joined from London by Low Key.

He's a well-known rapper and longtime political activist.

Thank you so much for joining me today.

Thank you.

It's really an honor to be here.

I am a great admirer of your work and have been for many years and it's fantastic to

connect, especially in a time where we know that there is major suppression both digitally

and otherwise of people who are questioning the commonsensical received wisdom in society.

It's fantastic to connect with you both.

The feeling is very mutual on our end.

Thank you so much, Loki.

We're a great admirer of your work as well.

So this is a long-awaited collaboration here.

And I thought that it would be a really appropriate time to discuss,

of course, this moment in history. The UK election, it was a very significant moment.

Jeremy Corbyn was running one of the most progressive campaigns in modern history. But of course,

the absurdity of it all, low-key, is that Britain is still a monarchy

run by a queen. Can you talk to Americans about your so-called democracy under this feudal-era

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