Musician Billy Bragg swings by Black Country Labour HQ to rally support - PICTURES and VIDEO

The 59-year-old folk artist dropped in at the party's West Midlands HQ in West Bromwich in between gigs declaring that Thursday's General Election was Labour's 'cup final'.

He also sang two songs 'I Have Faith' and 'There is Power in the Union' at Terry Duffy House to gear up supporters before they went out for their final weekend of canvassing.

Bragg said it was crucial people backed Jeremy Corbyn's party to protect 'crucial' rights now in jeopardy following the decision for Britain to leave the European Union.

He told the Express & Star: "It is the last weekend before the General Election and a crucial weekend for the Labour party.

"This is the most decisive election I can remember there is real choice on June 8 and I wanted to come here and support the candidates, people like Tom Watson I have worked with over the years to get the vote out among people, particularly the young people, I think the young people are going to be absolutely decisive in this election.

"It is a moment to really think about how we want to go forward from the decision that was made last year on Brexit.

"I don't think the Conservatives really have a clear idea about what they want to do, they explain how they are anti everything but the crucial rights that we gained from the European Union particularly rights with regard to social issues workers rights, care rights, fundamental rights that looked after old people in care centres, we need to make sure that we retain those rights and I fear that under a Tory Government they will be thrown away in an attempt to create a cheapskate economy where people can be hired and fired like that and we can all end up on zero hours contracts.

"I don't want to see that and I want to make sure that we get the benefits of those rights that we earned by being part the European Union repatriated here to the UK and I think under the Labour Party we're going to do that."

And on Labour's chances Thursday he said: "At the start of the campaign, I don't think many people thought we were in with a shout but this weekend I feel like we are in the cup final, so get your shirt get out there and lets get some support for Jeremy and the Labour Party."

Deputy Labour Leader Tom Watson, hoping for re-election in West Bromwich East, had contacted Bragg to attend on short notice.

He said: "It was a delight to see Billy, I have been a fan since the early 1990's and have probably seen him in concert around 40 times. He wanted to come and say hello and thank our members for all of their hard work.

"It is all to play for. There is a big choice to make on June 8 I hope people will look at the track record of their local Labour MPs and think it is worth carrying on."