As the earth orbits the sun and leopards avoid changing their spots, so Eddie Izzard is again attempting to become a Labour MP.

This time the comedian and actor, who also goes by the name Suzy, is standing to become the Labour candidate to replace Caroline Lucas in Brighton Pavilion. In 2022, Izzard tried unsuccessfully to become the candidate for Sheffield Central; and in 2016 and 2018, Izzard ran to be on the Labour National Executive Committee, failing on both occasions.

An all-too-slick Twitter video announced Izzard’s candidacy, and Mr S wonders at the cost and production value, considering Izzard has not even been selected as Labour’s candidate. A timetable for Labour’s selection process has not yet been set out.

Izzard said that Brighton ‘needs a candidate that can inspire many thousands to become our friends and allies in the fight for a fairer, greener and cleaner planet’. Izzard paid tribute to Lucas, saying that she ‘has been a great MP and has protested strongly for 13 years.’

Will Labour members in Brighton finally allow Izzard to achieve his dream of becoming a Labour MP? Mr S thinks that, if they don’t, it’s only a matter of time before he pops up somewhere else…