Dua Lipa criticized the way British ministers talk about immigrants, characterizing their attitude as short-sighted and narrow-minded. “The way British ministers have spoken about Albanians “hurts”Dua Lipa said and called for more empathy.

The British Home Secretary, Suella Bravermanmade reference to “Albanian criminals” in a debate in Parliament last October, talking about an “invasion” of the country with small boats carrying migrants.

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“It clearly hurt. I’ve always thought London is a melting pot of cultures. It is an integral part of this cityDua Lipa commented in an interview with the Sunday Times.

“So when you hear the government talking about the Albanians, for example, it hurts. It’s short-sighted and narrow-minded, but it’s the way many people think. No matter how much we try to change the rhetoric, there will always be those who think “Immigrants come into the country and take jobs”“, noted the singer.

She says she owes her tendency to express her opinions as forcefully and loudly as possible, without considering the consequences, to her parents. In Kosovo, Dukajin Lipa, her father, was a practicing dentist while also singing in a rock band. Her mother, Aneza, was a lawyer. In 1992 they were forced to start from scratch in London and give birth to three children, but also to pursue a new career. Dukajin as a marketing director, while Aneza in the tourism industry. Dua was born in 1995 in Britain and made it clear from an early age that she had no intention of doing anything else in life other than becoming a star.

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“But the immigrants who have come here have worked incredibly hard. There needs to be more empathy, because people don’t leave their country unless there is a need or fear for their familyDual Lipa pointed out.