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Brand:

On 29th April 2015, eight days ahead of the following month's general election, Brand published an interview with Labour leader Ed Miliband on an episode of The Trews as part of a Trews Politics Week series. Miliband claimed that he took part in order to win over people like Brand who do not vote, although his opponent David Cameron deemed the entire interview a "joke". The following day Brand released an interview with Green Party leader Natalie Bennett and Green MP Caroline Lucas, giving his support to Lucas in Brighton advising people there to vote Green adding that "In most cases it don’t matter if you don’t vote Green". . He also criticized an election "set up not to represent people's wishes".

Following these interviews, three days before the election, Brand released the final episode of The Trews Politics Week entitled "Emergency: VOTE To Start Revolution" releasing additional material of his discussion with Ed Miliband and stating "I think we've got no choice but to take decisive action to end the danger of the Conservative party". He dropped his anti-voting position and "declared the importance of voting", backing Labour and telling his fans that "You gotta vote Labour", although he admitted "that he couldn't be sure of the reality of what a Labour government would mean". He has also stated that Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg is "a nice chap".

This U-turn triggered a backlash from his fans as he had "decided to endorse Labour in the eleventh hour – after registration had closed." and many blamed the low youth turn out in the election on Brand, claiming that it contributed to the Conservative win.

Brand was not registered to vote in the 2015 election.

Tightened up on dates, added response to GE statements.



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