British MP in plea for Beatles

LONDON - Britain's Radio 1 refused to change its tune last night as pressure mounted for the new Beatles single to be included…

LONDON - Britain's Radio 1 refused to change its tune last night as pressure mounted for the new Beatles single to be included on its playlist. The decision not to play the song Real Love has even prompted an MP to promise to raise the matter in parliament.

Tory MP Harry Greenway (Ealing North) said he would demand that Virginia Bottomley, National Heritage Secretary, remove the ban on the song.

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