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Eddie Izzard: Sheffield Labour says no thank you

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Birdsweepsin · 04/12/2022 17:44

www.thestar.co.uk/news/politics/sheffield-central-mp-abtisam-mohamed-chosen-as-labours-next-candidate-as-she-beats-eddie-izzard-3941410

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TaylorZwift · 04/12/2022 18:18

Excellent news

Bluegingerbread · 04/12/2022 18:22

Excellent. Congratulations to her.

BernardBlacksMolluscs · 04/12/2022 18:23

hurrah! to be fair, Eddie 'where is Sheffield' Izzard did seem to be intent on shooting himself in the foot with his narcissistic ramblings in interviews

congratulations to Abtisam Mohamed

2023willbegreat · 04/12/2022 18:25

MrsTerryPratchett · 04/12/2022 18:06

From her website:

I’m the daughter of a Yemeni steelworker. Growing up here during the 1980s and 90s I experienced the pain and poverty caused by the Tories.

I left school with 4 GCSEs, but through hard work and access to education made possible by a Labour Government.

I qualified as a teacher and then as a lawyer, while working full-time in community development.

I mean she's clearly qualified in a way Eddie couldn't fathom.

Excellent. What an interesting background, good for her.

wesayno · 04/12/2022 18:25

Well done to Abtisam Mohamed and Sheffield for seeing through this insulting charade. Mohamed sounds like a brilliant candidate. Maybe Eddie's trouncing will cause Labour to have a long-awaited rethink?

ErrolTheDragon · 04/12/2022 18:25

Congratulations to her, seems like a good candidate.

Hopefully Izzard, his ego and political pretensions will take a hike.

HandShoe · 04/12/2022 18:26

Brilliant, well done Abtisam Mohamed

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Birdsweepsin · 04/12/2022 18:39

Hopefully Izzard, his ego and political pretensions will take a hike.

I wonder. Has there ever been a successful comedian turn their hand to politics?

Oh yes, Zelensky of course. Beppo Grille in Italy. Al Franken. But in this country?

Oh of course, Boris Johnson. How could I forget him?

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hamstersarse · 04/12/2022 18:42

I’m eagerly anticipating the Izzard retort of transphobia still being alive and well

rabbitwoman · 04/12/2022 18:50

Dreikanter · 04/12/2022 17:58

Eddie seems to have sanitised Eddie’s Twitter timeline.

Maybe too busy prepping to play that well known womanly sleuth, Sherlock Holmes?

Surely you can't combine a busy recording schedule with being an MP anyway?

Clymene · 04/12/2022 18:57

Let's hope this is the end of Izzard's short lived political career

Dreikanter · 04/12/2022 19:01

I don’t think Glenda Jackson took any acting roles during her 23 years as an MP?

Dreikanter · 04/12/2022 19:04

Dreikanter · 04/12/2022 19:01

I don’t think Glenda Jackson took any acting roles during her 23 years as an MP?

27 years, not 23!

Igmum · 04/12/2022 19:06

Good for her - and well done the people of Sheffield

WomaninBoots · 04/12/2022 19:09

Hurrah! Well done Sheffield!

Fuck off Eddie.

ErrolTheDragon · 04/12/2022 19:19

Has there ever been a successful comedian turn their hand to politics?

Not 'comedians' as such, the only people who come to mind as 'entertaining on Just a Minute' are Clement Freud and Gyles Brandreth, who both served as MPs.

ArabellaScott · 04/12/2022 19:26

Congratulations to Abtisam.

DuncanBiscuits · 04/12/2022 19:28

Ha.

Ponypitter · 04/12/2022 19:29

Well done to Abtisam! And a huge heartfelt fuck off to Eddie.

xxyzz · 04/12/2022 19:32

Great news - that local people went for the best local candidate and for neither the parachuted-in TRA nor for the Corbynite hard-left candidate.

Sanity returns to Labour.

Melroses · 04/12/2022 19:50

Coincidentally, Izzard was born in Yemen too 🤔. Only it was Aden then.

PurgatoryOfPotholes · 04/12/2022 19:55

ResisterRex · 04/12/2022 18:10

There seems to be debate over who came second at the moment. This might - might - be the latest on that:

twitter.com/tomorrowsmps/status/1599464088727277568?s=46&t=DLpUjzvAc0q-ejoSebgZww

"I'm now fairly confident these are the actual figures for Sheffield Central:
Abtisam Mohamed 433
Eddie Izzard 175
Rizwana Lala 173
Jayne Dunn 64
So Eddie Izzard came a poor second, but only just."

Also:

twitter.com/tomorrowsmps/status/1599464775427141632?s=46&t=DLpUjzvAc0q-ejoSebgZww

"Lala was Left candidate - happy to be backed by Owen Jones."

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I've got a wonderful image of a leftybro type wiping sweat from his forehead, as he debates whether to vote as OJ directed, or whether to prioritise Eddie's fight to become Britain's second trans MP.

PronounssheRa · 04/12/2022 19:57

Clymene · 04/12/2022 18:57

Let's hope this is the end of Izzard's short lived political career

Izzard has already tried to be elected to the Labour NEC. Failed on both occasions.

Given the alleged position of the Labour hierarchy I fear they will just try to parachute eddie into another constituency

pattihews · 04/12/2022 20:04

Best news of the day.

MandyMotherOfBrian · 04/12/2022 20:05

The words of Battery Sergeant Major Williams spring to mind…
Oh dear, how sad, nevermind.

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