Editing Eddie Izzard (section)

===Labour Party===
[[File:Eddie Izzard and Tony Blair.jpg|thumb|Izzard (left) travels to [[Brussels]] with Labour Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] in 2006]]
Izzard joined the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in 1995<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Gecsoyler |first=Sammy |date=5 December 2022 |title=Eddie Izzard fails in bid to become Labour MP |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/dec/05/eddie-izzard-fails-in-bid-to-become-labour-mp-sheffield-central |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=[[the Guardian]] |language=en}}</ref> and in 1998 was listed as one of the largest private donors to the party.<ref name="bbc_19980830"/> In 2008, she donated nearly £10,000 to it.<ref name="politics_1"/> She appeared in [[party political broadcast]]s for the Labour Party in the run-up to the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]] and [[2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2009 European election]], as well as a 2010 election video entitled ''Brilliant Britain''. During the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]], she attended a rally with fellow comedian [[Ben Elton]] and actor [[Sally Lindsay]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Elton |first=Ben |author-link=Ben Elton |title=Comedian Ben Elton hits out at Myleene Klass over her mansion tax claims |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/apr/04/comedian-ben-elton-hits-out-at-myleene-klass-over-her-mansion-tax-claims |date=4 April 2015 |access-date=23 April 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> Expressing support for Labour in the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], she said that the then-leader of the party [[Jeremy Corbyn]] "believes in what he says".<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last=Bishop |first=Christiana |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eddie-izzard-comedian-labour-party-politician-jeremy-corbyn-london-mayor-mp-a7747046.html |title=Eddie Izzard declares ambition to become Labour Party politician after supporting Jeremy Corbyn |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=20 May 2017 |access-date=11 June 2017}}</ref>

At various times, Izzard said she would run for [[Mayor of London]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/who-will-be-labours-next-mayor-of-london-8789685.html|title=Who will be Labour's next Mayor of London|date=29 August 2013|access-date=19 September 2013|author=Marchant, Rob|newspaper=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/eddie-izzard-hopes-labour-london-1887996|title=Eddie Izzard on his hopes to be Labour London Mayor and how Margaret Thatcher 'revelled' in throwing people on scrapheap|last=Cockerton|first=Paul|date=14 May 2013|work=mirror|access-date=12 October 2017}}</ref> When asked on the comedy panel show ''[[The Last Leg]]'' why she would be elected, Izzard replied, "[[Boris Johnson]]."<ref>[http://www.3news.co.nz/Eddie-Izzard-will-run-for-London-Mayor-in-2020/tabid/418/articleID/314716/Default.aspx Eddie Izzard will run for London Mayor in 2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928141718/http://www.3news.co.nz/Eddie-Izzard-will-run-for-London-Mayor-in-2020/tabid/418/articleID/314716/Default.aspx |date=28 September 2013 }}. ''3 News NZ''. 26 September 2013.</ref> However, she was not a candidate for the delayed [[2021 London mayoral election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor of London: The 20 candidates in Greater London Authority |url=https://whocanivotefor.co.uk/ |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=whocanivotefor.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> Izzard unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the [[National Executive Committee of the Labour Party]] in 2016 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/eddie-izzard-am-standing-labour-7436733 |title=Eddie Izzard on why he's standing for Labour's National Executive Committee |first=Eddie |last=Izzard |work=The Mirror |date=25 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Elgot |first=Jessica |date=16 January 2018 |title=Eddie Izzard says Labour infighting must end after NEC defeat |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/16/eddie-izzard-says-labour-infighting-must-end-after-nec-defeat |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mason |first=Rowena |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/23/eddie-izzard-champions-diversity-in-bid-to-join-labour-nec |title=Eddie Izzard champions diversity in bid to join Labour NEC |newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 October 2017 |access-date=3 December 2017}}</ref> After [[Christine Shawcroft]] resigned in March 2018, Izzard replaced her as the next runner-up, but failed to secure re-election that summer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43605840 |title=Anti-Semitism row official quits Labour NEC |date=31 March 2018 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/09/eddie-izzard-snatches-defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory/ |title=Eddie Izzard snatches defeat from the jaws of victory |date=3 September 2018 |work=[[The Spectator]] |access-date=3 September 2018 |archive-date=27 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927205820/https://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2018/09/eddie-izzard-snatches-defeat-from-the-jaws-of-victory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 25 August 2022, Izzard stated in an interview on [[BBC Radio Sheffield]] that she would like to ask the local [[Constituency Labour Party]] to stand in [[Sheffield Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Sheffield Central]], replacing the incumbent MP [[Paul Blomfield]], who is standing down at the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 election]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 2022 |title=Eddie Izzard aims to stand for Labour in Sheffield Central |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-62687966 |access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref> Local reaction, according to the ''[[Sheffield Star]]'' newspaper, was mixed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 August 2022 |title=Sheffield readers share their thoughts on comedian Eddie Izzard's bid to be City Central's next MP |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/politics/eddie-izzard-sheffield-readers-share-their-thoughts-on-comedians-bid-to-be-city-centrals-next-mp-3821984 |access-date=24 September 2022 |website=Sheffield Star |language=en}}</ref> She launched her election campaign on 11 October.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Glancy |first=Josh |title=Eddie Izzard the joker takes on Paul Mason the firebrand. But Sheffield just wants a local |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/eddie-izzard-the-joker-takes-on-paul-mason-the-firebrand-but-sheffield-just-wants-a-local-jr2h0kkp9 |access-date=2 November 2022 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> On 5 December, it was reported that a local [[Sheffield City Council|Sheffield City]] councillor had been selected as the party's candidate for the [[safe seat]], with Izzard coming second in the members' vote.<ref name=":0"/>

In August 2023, Izzard announced her campaign to become the Labour candidate for [[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]] at the next general election, following the decision of the incumbent [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]] MP [[Caroline Lucas]] not to recontest the seat.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/aug/04/eddie-izzard-plan-labour-candidate-brighton-pavilion|title=Eddie Izzard launches plan to become Labour candidate for Brighton Pavilion|work=The Guardian|date=4 August 2023|accessdate=6 August 2023}}</ref> On 17 December 2023, it was announced that Izzard had not been selected as a Labour candidate at the next general election and that [[Tom Gray (activist)|Tom Gray]] would be contesting Brighton Pavilion on behalf of the Labour Party instead.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/17/eddie-izzard-loses-bid-to-be-labour-candidate-for-brighton-seat|title=Eddie Izzard fails in bid to represent Labour in Brighton seat|work=The Guardian|date=17 December 2023|accessdate=17 December 2023}}</ref>