Russell Brand has endorsed Labour – and the Tories should be worried | Owen Jones

Comedian's endorsement of Labour in England and Wales is being portrayed as a giant U-turn.

But Brand has been on a very public political journey, previously indicating his support for voting for Scottish independence and Syriza in Greece .

He has been supportive of the Greens , and still calls on the people of Brighton Pavilion to return Caroline Lucas to parliament.

Brand is not advocating a vote for Labour because he’s become a born-again Milibandite, but because he believes Labour are far more amenable to pressure than Tories .