Actor ‘incredibly proud’ of Cumberbatch’s on-stage speeches asking for donations to Syrian refugees and criticising UK response The actor Samantha Morton has backed Benedict Cumberbatch’s criticism of the government response to the refugee crisis, and said she “cannot fathom how certain individuals within our government can sleep at night”.
Cumberbatch has been making nightly speeches after his curtain call at the Barbican in London and asking for donations to help Syrian refugees. On Tuesday night he raised eyebrows among the audience by reportedly saying “fuck the politicians” during a speech approximately the refugee crisis.
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Source: theguardian.com