Eddie Izzard plans to stand as Labour MP in next election

metro.co.uk:

Eddie Izzard is planning to stand as an MP in the next election. The comedian made his political plans known in a recent stand-up show at the Leicester Square Theatre, when he told the audience that he is hoping to stand, presumably for the Labour Party.

According to The Sun, the 58-year-old said he wanted to ‘make a change’ and for everyone in society to ‘have a chance’. Izzard said: ‘That is why I have made the decision to now stand as a Member of Parliament.

I am going to be an MP.’ Last year on one of his Wunderbar shows, the Victoria & Abdul star said: ‘This is my last tour before politics.’ Eddie is a prominent supporter of the Labour Party, having been listed as one of the biggest financial donors of the party in 1998 and appearing