The comedian and activist, 61, who first spoke about being trans in 1985, had hoped to stand as the Labour MP for Brighton Pavilion but was beaten by the music industry activist Tom Gray.
Gray, a British songwriter and composer who has won the Mercury prize, posted on X that he was delighted and humbled to be selected as the Labour candidate, and thanked Izzard and the other potential candidates for showing solidarity and integrity during the contest.
Izzard told Brighton and Hove News she would cancel the run if she was selected as the candidate and the election was called before April. Otherwise, she said, she would campaign via Zoom and phone. She told the paper: From the moment I am selected, I will be working full time on overturning the 20,000 Green majority in Brighton Pavilion and will be moving to Brighton to make this happen.
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