Gomez guitarist and Chair of the Ivors Academy Tom Grey has crushed Eddie Izzard within the bid to be Brighton Pavilion’s Labour candidate on the subsequent UK basic election.

Musician and founding father of the #BrokenRecord marketing campaign Grey was chosen as candidate in the present day (December 17), and is hoping to change into the primary Labour MP for the constituency in additional than a decade.

He stated 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 basic 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 due to Eddie, Lucy and Birgit for displaying 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 gained 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 “displaying such solidarity and integrity on the path”.

Earlier this 12 months Izzard revealed that she had added ‘Suzy’ to her title, however confirmed that she would proceed to go by the title ‘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.

Vastly proud and excited.

My full assertion: pic.twitter.com/jfvGrJapBs

— Tom Grey 🌹 (@MrTomGray) February 1, 2022

In a press release, Grey stated it was “extraordinary and humbling” to be elected, including that he “intend[s] to do what is anticipated of me” as Chair.

He’s identified for operating 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”.