Gomez guitarist and Chair of the Ivors Academy Tom Grey has overwhelmed Eddie Izzard within the bid to be Brighton Pavilion’s Labour candidate on the subsequent UK normal election.
Musician and founding father of the #BrokenRecord marketing campaign Grey was chosen as candidate right this moment (December 17), and is hoping to turn out to be the primary Labour MP for the constituency in additional than a decade.
He mentioned on X/Twitter that he was “delighted and humbled to be chosen”.
Caroline Lucas, Inexperienced MP for Brighton Pavilion, has introduced that she plans to face down on the subsequent normal election, which is able to happen no later than January 2025.
Delighted and humbled to be chosen to be the Labour candidate for Brighton Pavilion.
Thanks a lot to everybody who helped within the marketing campaign and because of Eddie, Lucy and Birgit for exhibiting such solidarity and integrity on the path. #TG4PAV
— Tom Grey 🌹 (@MrTomGray) December 17, 2023
Izzard positioned second, which is the comic’s second failed try to face as an MP, after she campaigned to be Labour candidate for Sheffield Central final 12 months.
Grey, whose band received the Mercury prize in 1998, thanked “everybody who helped within the marketing campaign”, together with acknowledging fellow candidates Izzard, Lucy Helliwell and Birgit Miller for “exhibiting such solidarity and integrity on the path”.
Earlier this 12 months Izzard revealed that she had added ‘Suzy’ to her identify, however confirmed that she would proceed to go by the identify ‘Eddie’ in public appearances.
She had beforehand shared hopes to “combat for Brighton, a spot that’s been a beacon of hope and variety”.
Newly introduced Labour candidate Grey was appointed as Chair of the Ivors Academy in February final 12 months.
It seems the information is out.
I’ve been elected Chair of the @IvorsAcademy.
Massively proud and excited.
My full assertion: pic.twitter.com/jfvGrJapBs
— Tom Grey 🌹 (@MrTomGray) February 1, 2022
In a press release, Grey mentioned it was “extraordinary and humbling” to be elected, including that he “intend[s] to do what is predicted of me” as Chair.
He’s recognized for working the Academy’s #FixStreaming initiative, which requires higher streaming revenues for artists.
Radiohead‘s Ed O’Brien beforehand thanked Grey and others concerned in subsequent Economics of Music Streaming inquiry after the federal government outlined a “full reset” of the streaming mannequin that “enshrines in regulation [acts’] rights to a justifiable share of the earnings”.
