Labour’s Hobbit star risks wrath of Corbynistas

Here’s a good pub quiz question. How many times has Jeremy Corbyn raised Brexit at Prime Minister’s Questions since the June General election? Answer: none.

Celebrities who give their backing to political parties are seen as essential weapons in the fight to win over the young. However, there’s often trouble when these luvvies don’t have a script written for them and speak their own words.

Martin Freeman is a case in point. For the multi-millionaire, who starred in the Hobbit blockbusters, has irritated Corbynistas. labour-supporting Freeman has suggested the party can win power only by positioning itself in the centre ground of politics — heresy to Comrade Corbyn and his Marxist outriders.

What’s more, Freeman, 46, has singled out for praise that Corbynista hate- figure lord (Peter) Mandelson. earlier this year, Mandy said he was working ‘every day’ to undermine Corbyn, explaining: ‘the problem with Jeremy is . . . that he literally has no idea in the 21st century how to conduct himself as a leader of a party putting itself forward in a democratic election to become the government of our country.’

Freeman’s comments came as he appears on the london stage in the play labour Of love, which is about a New labour MP who faces losing his seat.

speaking about the drama, he says the production shows ‘the potential passion of the centre’, adding: ‘there’s a great line: for us to get into power, we’ll need all our lot to vote for us, and then some tories, too. this country is a “small c” conservative country — when we’ve had a labour government, it’s because we’ve had to reach across that border to the so-called enemy.’

i suggest Freeman checks the stage door for Corbyn’s Momentum pals waiting to have a chat.