The rock star who famously enjoyed a cup of tea in Downing Street at the height of 'Cool Britannia' has hit out at identikit politicians.

Oasis front man Noel Gallagher reckons if he was a solo artist he could be "bigger than Elvis", but said he had stopped voting because there was "nothing left to vote for".

The rocker said he did not expect Britain to get any better if Gordon Brown became the next Prime Minister because he was "no different from David Cameron".

And he said the media had made Tony Blair into a "president", adding: "It's no wonder he acts like one."

Interviewed by BBC2's Newsnight as his band received a Brit Award for its Outstanding Contribution said the biggest political icon of recent years had been Margaret Thatcher.

He said: "David Cameron is no different from Tony Blair, and Gordon Brown is no different from David Cameron.

"They're all cut from the cloth and it annoys me that the biggest political icon from the last 30 years has been Margaret Thatcher, someone who tried to destroy the working class...it freaks me out you know.

"So I don't really think there's anything left to vote for. That's why people don't vote.....why people would rather vote for celebrity talent shows than would vote for politics."