Singer Will Young says 'I might become an MP' after vowing to leave UK if Tories stay in power
22.02.2024 - 21:13
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Singer Will Young said he has been thinking about becoming an MP as he spoke about his fears of being gay in Tory Britain.
The popstar said he felt that Rishi Sunak was taking the country backwards after years of progress on equality and that people are ready for a change with a new leadership. In an interview with Liz Bates on the podcast Pod Save the UK, the musician expressed an interest in joining the political race.
He said: "I've become more hopeful. I really am actually. I had a moment yesterday or the day before and I was like, I might become an MP. Honestly, I had a moment. My God, I could become an MP. I'm really enthused by it. I'm going to text old K dog (Keir Starmer).
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"This isn't a sales pitch for Labour, but I genuinely do feel hope when I'm around the people in Labour, when I talk to them, the meetings I've had with them. I get a lot of hope from Labour, like Steve Reid, who's shadow DEFRA. I mean, he's brilliant. They've just announced the fox hunting thing. They did the badgers. And they're really hopeful."
He added: "I genuinely think that we need that in this country. I need it as a citizen. You know, I want to feel like things aren't absolutely hopeless. I'd go all in. I'd go in for the cabinet."
Will previously said that if the Tories continue to be in power after the next election, he plans to leave the UK. Speaking to the Mirror last year he said he believes it is time for new leadership and promised to emigrate if they aren't voted out.
"I won't stay in this country if they win. No way. It's too terrifying," he said. "I feel scared when