Dave Rowntree, the drummer for the band Blur, has been selected as a Labour candidate for the next general election.
Rowntree, 59, will stand in Mid Sussex, the Tory-held seat held by Mims Davies since 2019.
In a statement posted to the social media site X on Wednesday night, the musician said: ‘‘I’m absolutely thrilled to have been selected as the UK Labour candidate for Mid Sussex! Now the work begins.’’
“Residents have their best chance in a generation to make their vote count and return a Labour MP to parliament,’’ he said in a separate statement.
“The Tories have run out of ideas, and the Lib Dems have run out of steam.
“I’m running for parliament to provide the energy and vision the area so desperately needs.”