Eddie Izzard launches campaign to become Labour MP for Sheffield Central
nme.comEddie Izzard has announced her intention to join the race to become the next Labour MP for Sheffield Central.The comedian, who has been a long-standing Labour supporter over the years, launched her campaign on Tuesday (October 11).“I’m standing to be the next Labour MP for Sheffield Central to support the city that supported me, to take the fight to the Tories and get Keir Starmer into Number 10,” Izzard said in an announcement video.This comes after current MP Paul Blomfield confirmed in February he would be standing down at the next election, which is scheduled for January 2025, unless an earlier one is called.Labour ideals of fairness and equality have been at the core of my life.
I’m standing to be the next Labour MP for Sheffield Central to support the city that has supported me. Please join me, in taking on this great challenge.https://t.co/aVjaLLga9LFor Sheffield.
For Labour. pic.twitter.com/Mw6xK7cBXA— Eddie Izzard for Sheffield Central (@EddieIzzardLab) October 11, 2022Izzard, who first arrived in Sheffield in 1980 to study accounting before moving into comedy, credits the city as her inspiration for running 43 marathons around the UK for Sport Relief in 2009.“A Labour government will embolden Sheffield to achieve its true potential and I believe I am the right person to build on Paul Blomfield’s tireless work for this city,” Izzard added.Her campaign has been supported by Russell Crowe on Twitter, who wrote: “Fantastic.
Go on Eddie. No brighter mind, no bigger heart. What an amazing opportunity for Sheffield.”Fantastic. Go on Eddie. No brighter mind, no bigger heart.
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