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The ‘Big Mouth Strikes Again’ singer lashed out at an increasingly multicultural Europe which he said meant watering down nations’ identity. In an interview with German newspaper Die Spiegel, he said: “I want Germany to be German. I want France to be French. “If you try to make everything multicultural, you will not have any culture in the end. “All European countries have fought for their identity for many, many years.

GETTY The Big Mouth Strikes Again singer has hit out at Angela Merkel in an interview

“And now they just throw it away. I think that's sad.” When asked if he sees the German Chancellor as the “mother” of Europe, due to her enduring years as the leader of the country and her power within the EU, he said: “Well, she's smart enough not to say much. “She stays silent, which is very interesting. “But I'm sad that Berlin has become the rape capital… because of the open borders.”

GETTY Overall sexual crimes in Berlin fell by 13 per cent since the all-time high of 2007

According to the most recently available statistics, the number of reported rapes in the city has fallen, while the overall number of reports across Germany has remained lower than the UK, Sweden and the US. Berlin police statistics confirmed in March the number of reported rapes in the City over 2016 had fallen by six per cent compared to the previous year. Overall sexual crimes also fell by 13 per cent since the all-time high of 2007, when 3,269 cases were reported. The Smiths’ vocalist has long courted controversy, comparing the Queen to Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and repeatedly blasting Theresa May.

GETTY Morrissey once compared the Queen to Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi