Former England cricket star Monty Panesar is standing to be an MP in London on the election – and has aspirations to turn out to be prime minister.
The 42-year-old spin bowler introduced on Tuesday he will probably be standing as a candidate for George Galloway’s Employees Occasion of Britain within the west London constituency of Ealing Southall.
Panesar, who performed for England between 2006 and 2013, is about to run towards Labour incumbent Virendra Sharma, who has been the MP there for 18 years, as a part of Mr Galloway’s plan to scupper the social gathering’s possibilities by protesting towards its stance on the warfare in Gaza.
Confirming the cricketer will probably be standing, Mr Galloway informed LBC: “Monty, after all, was an ideal left arm spinner and so we may do with him.”
Panesar, writing within the Telegraph, mentioned he needs to get into politics “to assist the working class on this nation”.
He mentioned he needs to assist the followers who “liked and supported me…by giving again and making a distinction of their lives”.
“I consider neither the Labour social gathering or the Tories are actually serving to the working class, and I feel I can bridge that hole and make a distinction as an MP,” he added.
The spin bowler says he needs to turn out to be an MP to assist the working class
Panesar enjoying for Northamptonshire in 2016
The spinner, often known as The Python (after Monty Python) and Parmesan Tony (an anagram of his title), mentioned he has solely recognized Mr Galloway “briefly” however is aware of he’s specializing in “decreasing the large gulf between the wealthy and poor in Britain”.
He mentioned he’ll concentrate on the NHS, needs to introduce a wealth tax, cut back the pension age to 60 and needs “higher management of our borders to cease the unlawful immigration that’s at present occurring”.
The cricketer additionally needs to carry soccer golf equipment below fan possession.
“I need to be the voice for the employees of this nation and my aspiration in politics is to in the future turn out to be prime minister, the place I’d make Britain a safer and stronger nation,” he wrote.
“However the first job at hand is to characterize the folks of Ealing Southall.”
George Galloway returned to parliament in March as MP for Rochdale. Pic: PA
Former Labour and Respect Occasion MP Mr Galloway re-entered British politics in March after a shock victory within the Rochdale by-election after operating a marketing campaign specializing in the warfare in Gaza as he mentioned he wished to attraction to the massive Muslim vote within the constituency.
Nevertheless, Panesar didn’t point out Gaza when explaining why he wished to face.
