Results are still rolling in for Sheffield City Council, although if Labour bring it over the line, any celebrations will likely be short-lived. According to the Yorkshire Post, Labour’s Council leader Terry Fox is set to stand down in the wake of a damning internal party report which will see the Labour’s National Executive Committee “overseeing group matters for the foreseeable future“. Not something you’ll have spotted on any of their campaign leaflets…

The report allegedly shows that Labour HQ are set to impose campaign improvement boards in several areas across the country, with Fox being forced out for mishandling the city’s tree-felling scandal, which saw thousands of healthy trees cut down unnecessarily. An earlier inquiry led by Sir Mark Lowcock said the scandal “amounted to a serious and sustained failure of strategic leadership”…

Labour currently hold 39 of the 84 seats in the City, having governed in a coalition with the LibDems and the Greens for the last year. Fox is expected to stay on as leader until a replacement is found later this month. Outfoxed…

A fortnight ago Guido reported Eddie Izzard was once again considering standing for election, having been so inspired by President Zelenskyy’s fight against Russia. Izzard said:

“I was trying to be an MP at the last general election and I am hoping to be an MP at the next general election. I will try very hard to get there and I hope the people of the constituency will elect me.”

Well, it seems plans are now moving at pace. Speaking to a local BBC reporter this afternoon, Izzard said hopes are set on Sheffield Central as the first seat of choice. Sitting Labour MP Paul Blomfield has already announced he’s standing down at the next election, leaving a whopping 27,000 majority up for grabs. To be fair, this wouldn’t be a carpetbagged candidacy – Izzard went to university in the city…

The selection process hasn’t formally started yet, with other candidates set to come forward when Labour draws up a shortlist. Best of luck Eddie, you’ll need it…