Tory MP, Lee Anderson, has been accused of being a ‘playground bully’ for saying he would ‘not follow’ Eddie Izzard into the Parliament toilets.
Caption: Transphobic Tory MP said he would not follow Eddie Izzard into a toilet UK PARLIAMENT / Getty
Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, made the remarks about the trans comedian in a Talk TV interview today.‘Now, if Eddie Izzard gets elected, I don’t know whether that increases or decreases the percentage. ‘And you know what, the old traditional working-class Labour voters will take a look at Eddie Izzard and think, y’know, really?‘I’m going to be honest now, controversial as always, if [she] does get elected and I’m still here, I shouldn’t be following [her] into the toilets.’Anderson shared the interview on his Facebook, writing: ‘Calling The Nonsense Out. Somebody had to say it.’
But what I don’t understand is why playground bullies always think they are God’s gift to humanity and that LGBT folk are just waiting to pounce on them in the loo.While an unnamed Conservative MP told the newspaper that Anderson’s remarks were ‘vile and disgusting’.Izzard threw her hat into the ring after Sheffield’s current MP, Paul Blomfield, confirmed he was standing down.scrambling for the Labour safe seat, with a single candidate expected to be announced in November.