Campbell: 'I will never again play with UB40'

Former UB40 singer Ali Campbell has vowed that he will "never again play" with his ex-bandmates.

Speaking to The Sun, Campbell claimed that he had been "demonised" by the remaining members after deciding to walk away from the reggae group last January.

"The band have been claiming I left because I was greedy and because I wanted to pursue a solo career. But that’s not the case at all. I released solo records while I was with UB40 and nobody ever had any problem with that," he said.

"I will never again play with the remaining members of UB40 while I live and breathe."

Campbell said that problems began when he disagreed with the band's decision to employ a new management team, and that he was frustrated at being shut out of financial matters.

"That’s when my so-called brothers started turning on me. The band’s allegiance was to the management and they made that very clear," he explained.

Campbell formed UB40 with brother Robin and friends over thirty years ago. His older brother Duncan stepped into replace him following his departure.

He added that the split had "torn our family apart", saying: "At my granny’s funeral my brothers couldn’t even look me in the face. I wanted some kind of interaction, a punch up, anything, but they sat staring at their laps."