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Eddie Izzard fails to be chosen as Brighton Labour candidate
The comedian and activist had hoped to represent the constituency as Labour’s parliamentary candidate but was defeated by music industry activist Tom Gray. The result is Eddie Izzard’s second defeated attempt to stand as an MP, after not being selected to become Labour’s candidate in Sheffield Central last year.
Tom Gray aims to become the first Labour MP for Brighton Pavilion in more than a decade after Green MP Caroline Lucas was elected in 2010.
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Mr Gray attracted the majority of support from party members and also received the backing of several trade unions, including Unite, Unison and USDAW.
And Eddie Izzard lost.
He what?
He LOST.
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9 responses to “The comedian and activist had hoped”
Perhaps men in dresses aren’t so compelling after all.
Can’t win them all! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
…Or even one, if you are an obvious narcissist.
Dennis and Clive will be delighted, of course. In this year’s Queens Speech Christmas Special they gave Izzard the award for his rubber fake breasts, on the grounds that they kept growing between hoping to be nominated for Sheffield, and his bid in Brighton. They’re very likely to be looking forward to their greater growth between now and his next bid.
I figure he will give it a try in one more constituency before he jumps to the Greens decrying the institutional transphobia of the Labour Party.
So now Izzard will have to cast about for some other constituency in which to pat dogs while providing upskirt photo-ops. He’ll duly swear -again- to live (at least part of the time) in whatever town, hamlet, or goat crossing he ends up finding, and pledge- again- to do the bare minimum expected of any MP (which minimum he’ll frame as Extra Special Hard Work and Dedication on his part) for the fine people of (looks at notes) Stoat-on-Puddle. Makes one wonder, if he’d been that concerned about either of the communities he’d been so eager to “serve,” why he didn’t stay in the first one? Or the second; or the….Such transient, disposable loyalty and civic-mindedness will become an item any opponent could easily use against him: “He doesn’t care about you, he’s just looking for a quick trip to seat in Westminster, and for him, any seat will do. Izzard’s already tried this twice before. His real goal is to star in a drag reality TV reboot of Yes, Prime Minister.”
Looks like Izzard hasn’t given up on comedy after all; people are laughing.
Stoat-on-Puddle!
Very good.
I honestly wonder if Izzard wouldn’t have been more successful if he’d remained just a man who liked wearing, as he put it back in the day, his clothes. In other words, if he hadn’t decided that clothes make the woman, after all.
@4 I don’t know, Brighton is woke-central; if he can’t make it there he probably doesn’t have a chance anywhere else.
Stoat-on-Puddle’s a fine place to be sure but I can’t help thinking Dunny-on-the-Wold is far more suited to a gentleman of Mr Izzard’s talents.
I’m pleased that someone who has lived in Brighton for over 20 years has been chosen for the candidate. Other things being equal, you do want some local knowledge and attachment for your MP.