Stormzy rap: Theresa May reacts after star attacks PM over Grenfell

Theresa May says she is "absolutely committed" to supporting victims of the Grenfell Tower fire after she was criticised by UK grime star Stormzy at the Brit Awards.

Downing Street has insisted Mrs May has been "very clear that Grenfell was an unimaginable tragedy that should never have happened and must never happen again".

At the award ceremony's closing performance, Stormzy rapped: "Yo Theresa May, where's the money for Grenfell?

"What, you thought we just forgot about Grenfell? You criminals, and you've got the cheek to call us savages, you should do some jail time, you should pay some damages, you should burn your house down and see if you can manage this."

The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: "She's determined that the public inquiry will discover not just what went wrong but why the voices of the people of Grenfell were ignored over so many years.

"In terms of support for the people affected by this tragedy, more than £58m has been committed."

Mrs May is not understood to have seen Stormzy's Brits performance, during which he said: "Theresa May where's the money for Grenfell? What you thought we just forgot about Grenfell?"

Her spokesman said he was "not aware of any plans" for her to meet the star.

Meanwhile, the star has also been praised in the Commons for speaking about the importance of mental health after his "tour de force" performance.

He was congratulated by shadow Commons leader Valerie Vaz, while the SNP's Pete Wishart said it was "great" that artists were reminding the Government to "do the right thing".

Speaking during Business questions in the Commons, Ms Vaz said Stormzy "encouraged everyone to vote, pray and speak out about mental health issues".

"He won the best album and the best male artist: Stormzy, congratulations."

Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom said: "I also am always very happy to pay tribute to people who speak out about the importance of resolving the mental health of the nation."

Mr Wishart, the SNP's Commons leader, said it had "taken our musicians to remind this Government to do the right things".