Banksy has posted a video to his social media account of performer at an open mic night in Kent taking a light-hearted dig at the artist's work.

The video, posted to the street artist's Instagram story and YouTube account, was captioned 'Open mic in Margate..' and shows a performer listing problems in the UK before saying: "But there’s a Banksy in Margate now."

It is not clear whether Banksy was at the live performance but he posted a video of the poem being read to his social media accounts yesterday. It follows another piece in the county by the anonymous artist this week.

The pub performer conveys a message that bigger problems are sometimes overlooked when celebrities make the news.

Highlighting issues such as the cost of living crisis, gentrification and drunk drivers, the poet ends every line with a dig at Banksy's piece in Margate by saying: "But there's a Banksy in Margate now".

The video shows the performer reciting his piece accompanied by a rock guitar and wandering around the audience.

"Gentrification is coming but there’s a Banksy in Margate now," the piece begins.

"There’s a cost of living crisis but there’s a Banksy in Margate now.

"Trans children are being murdered in broad daylight but there’s a Banksy in Margate now.

"Drunk driver runs over a little boy, but there’s a Banksy in Margate now."

The poet gets some laughs throughout his performance while standing on a table.

He continues: "Our beaches will still be full of litter in summertime with a Banksy in Margate now."

Banksy often highlights political or social issues in his artwork and it is thought his piece in Margate, which appeared last month and named 'Valentine's Day Mascara', is about domestic abuse and violence against women.

But this poet says he will still "lie awake at night anxious" about all the problems he mentions in his piece.

Banksy visited Herne Bay to create his latest piece in Kent named 'Morning is Broken' and a mystery man in a bowler hat sparked rumours he was the famous artist.

The man in a long black coat was seen taking pictures on Thursday in Herne Bay of the building being torn down which had held the 'Morning is Broken' piece.

Some residents and contractors who were at Blacksole Farm thought the man could be Banksy but he did not confirm this at the time.

After speaking to KMTV's Sofia Akin, the man did not deny the question 'are you Banksy?' but instead laughed it off.

"I went to speak to them and ask for further details. Before I had the chance, a man appeared in a long black coat, bowler hat and glasses, seeming mysterious," Sofia said.

"The contractors said 'that's Banksy, we saw him yesterday, he was here taking a picture of the mural'.

"They said he was with a crew yesterday before and after the mural was demolished.

"I asked 'Banksy' for an interview and he said he wouldn't. The men were all asking if he is Banksy, including some dog walkers that passed and he just laughed, not denying it.

"He then disappeared off but was seen taking pictures of the site."

Banksy confirmed on Wednesday the piece on the side of the 500-year-old derelict farmhouse in Herne Bay was his by posting on his Instagram.

But after he made the post, work had already begun to tear down the building at the site earmarked for 67 homes.

Builders at the site said they had no idea it was a piece of Banksy's work and said they felt sick when they found out.

Luckily, a large part of the work which showed a silhouette of a boy opening a set of curtains with a cat next to him, was retrieved from the skip and is thought to be in the site owner's possession - but this has not been confirmed.

His visit to Herne Bay came not long after he had been to Margate and created his 'Valentine's Day Mascara' piece on the side of a house.

Work has recently begun to remove this piece and send it to be displayed at Dreamland.

Teams began the delicate operation on the exterior of the site earlier this week. The process will involve propping the house up while the piece is cut out and removed, ahead of its relocation to the theme park.