Eddie Izzard has told MPs who have made transphobic comments about her to "join the 21st century". The comedian has launched a campaign to be elected as the Labour MP for a Sheffield constituency. Ms Izzard, 60, reacted to comments made by Labour MP Rosie Duffield who said, "is that coming to Parliament...you might as well arrest me now. I'm not calling Eddie Izzard a woman". A Conservative MP, Lee Anderson, also criticised Izzard joking that he "would not follow him into the toilets". Izzard h

Eddie Izzard has told MPs who have made transphobic comments about her to "join the 21st century". The comedian has launched a campaign to be elected as the Labour MP for a Sheffield constituency. Ms Izzard, 60, reacted to comments made by Labour MP Rosie Duffield who said, "is that coming to Parliament...you might as well arrest me now. I'm not calling Eddie Izzard a woman". A Conservative MP, Lee Anderson, also criticised Izzard joking that he "would not follow him into the toilets". Izzard has many connections to Sheffield as the city where she studied accounting, launched her creative career, ran through the city as part of her 43 marathons for Sport Relief and campaigned against the closure of the Leadmill music venue.