FANS of George Michael continued to lay tributes outside his homes yesterday following the tragic death of the pop superstar, who has a proud history of supporting left-wing struggles.

Flowers have been left in front of the singer’s home in Highgate, north London, and at his house in the Oxfordshire village of Goring-on-Thames, where he was found dead on Christmas Day.

The singer, who was once a member of the Young Communist League, recorded anti-Iraq war singles and gave away concert tickets to NHS nurses.

During the miners’ strike, his group Wham! performed a benefit concert for the strikers at London’s Royal Festival Hall in September 1984, when the band was at the height of its fame.

In a statement, his publicist praised the “many, many kind words” said about him and the airplay given to his music, adding that family and close friends had been “touched beyond words by the incredible outpouring of love” from the singer’s fans.

The statement also said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death on Sunday, which was reportedly caused by heart failure.