Julia Hartley Brewer: Eddie Izzard is a man

Eddie Izzard has told people to join the 21st century after two MPs made transphobic comments about the comedian, who is campaigning to become a Labour election candidate. The 60yearold launched his bid this month to become Sheffield Centrals MP after the constituencys incumbent, Paul Blomfield, announced he would be standing down at the next general election. Mr Izzard, who has many connections to Sheffield, having studied accounting, launched his creative career and carried out local activism there, said the city needs to be bolder, brighter, stronger on the map. Speaking to the PA news agency on Thursday, he said he has been getting a great reaction in the street during his campaign but a small minority of people have made transphobic comments. Earlier this week, Conservative MP Lee Anderson said he would not follow him into the toilets if she came to Parliament, while Labour MP Rosie Duffield said: Im not calling Eddie Izzard a woman. , talktv, juliahart