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Russell Brand, Patrick Stewart React To UK Elections

Russell Brand took to YouTube to express his disappointment at David Cameron and the Conservative Party’s victory in the UK elections on Thursday, May 7.

The Conservative Party, also known as Tory, swept the elections, winning a Parliament majority with 331 seats. The Labour Party trailed behind with 232, followed by the Scottish National Party (SNP) with 56, Liberal Democrats and the Democratic Unionist Party with 8 each, and various other parties making up the final 15 seats.

Russell Brand Disappointed By Labour Party Loss

Before the elections, many British stars took to Twitter to urge fans not to vote Conservative. Some, such as Patrick Stewart and Eddie Izzard, endorsed the Labour Party. “I encourage you to vote for the Labour Party… We believe in fairness, if the Tory party really believed in fairness, they’d join the Labour Party,” Izzard told fans in a short video message.

Izzard has not commented on the election results, but his fellow Labour Party supporter, Stewart, expressed his disappointment on Twitter and

Meanwhile, John Cleese endorsed Liberal Democrats.

Olivia Truffaut-Wong

Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.

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