Comedian Suzy Eddie Izzard is back on the campaign trail for Labour. After missing out on the chance to be the party’s candidate in Sheffield Central earlier this year, Izzard is now seeking selection in the Brighton Pavilion seat. It is currently held by Caroline Lucas, the Green Party’s only MP, but she is stepping down at the next election. Izzard’s campaign features a Trump-ish call to action: “Let’s make Brighton Pavilion Labour again.” She has previously expressed a wish not only to be an MP, but to serve in a Labour government as a Cabinet minister, touting possible Treasury credentials as an accounting and financial management graduate.
“I grew up in this county, and I’m proud of my roots,” Izzard, who went to school in Eastbourne, said in a slick campaign video. Her geographical focus seems to have shifted. Earlier this year, she said: “I’d still love to be an MP for Sheffield, anywhere up North. If there is a North/South divide, I wanna fight for the North.” Now she is rushing to the South Downs.
