Russell Brand has endorsed Jeremy Corbyn for Prime Minister, saying he is “committed to serving the people of Britain.”

The comedian and actor, who backed Ed Miliband in the last General Election, has shared a blog post announcing that he will be backing Labour again.

“A Labour government won’t be perfect, it will be operating within a system that opposes its new, manifest agenda to serve the people it will be elected to govern,” he wrote on Huffington Post.

“Jeremy Corbyn won’t be perfect, he is a human being. We have a chance to elect a politician who is committed to serving the people of Britain. To supporting the NHS, public services and educating the young people to whom the future belongs.”

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Urging people not to vote for Theresa May, Brand said that a vote for the Conservatives would be a vote for discarding the “opportunity for change.”

“Electing the Tories for another five years, to throw the opportunity for change into the distant indeterminate wasteland of 2022 would be an act of collective self-loathing bordering on mass sadomasochism,” he said.

“We must have some faith in humanity, some faith in one another, some hope that we can build a better society together, rather than burrowing downward from the gutter to whatever circle may be propping up hell.”

Referencing Corbyn’s connections to the IRA, the Radio X DJ said that the allegations didn’t “meet up to scrutiny.”

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Prime Minister Theresa May eats chips as she meets with residents in Mevagissey PA 2/36 You looking at me? Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn is startled by Cody the Dachshund during a campaign event outside the James Paget Hospital Dan Kitwood/Getty Images 3/36 Falling down British Trade Union leader Len McCluskey falls on the steps outside the Clause 5 Labour meeting to finalise the Labour manifesto in Londo Andy Rain/EPA 4/36 Not complete pants First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is presented with a pair of stained-glass pants, which Ms Sturgeon designed for the Prostate Cancer UK charity Jane Barlow/PA 5/36 Sign him up! Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn saves a penalty kick from a child during a visit to Hackney Marshes Football Pitches, to highlight Labour's manifesto commitment to ensure 5% of the Premier League's television rights income is diverted to the grassroots game PA 6/36 Cutting edge Ed Miliband mows a lawn whilst canvassing in his Doncasater North constituentcy Jane Nightingale 7/36 Play time with Corbyn Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn meets staff and children at Marsham Street Community Nursery in Westminster, London Stefan Rousseau/PA 8/36 Leap of faith Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron leaps off the stage after taking part in the BBC Election Debate Stefan Rousseau/PA 9/36 Tongue-tied Ukip leader Paul Nuttall speaking at a policy launch event in Gt George Street Victoria Jones/PA 10/36 Crazy like a fox Former Labour deputy prime minister John Prescott gives a stump speech during General Election campaigning outside The Junction in Goole, Yorkshire Chris Radburn/PA 11/36 Back to school Prime Minister Theresa May meets the Nishkam Trust leadership team and pupils of Nishkam Primary School in Birmingham Dan Kitwood/Getty Images 12/36 Raising the bar First Minister Nicola Sturgeon during a visit to the Inveralmond Brewery in Perth David Cheskin/PA 13/36 Running for election Conservative party leader Theresa May and Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson during the Scottish Conservatives manifesto launch at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre PA 14/36 The wheels on the bus Alex Shimmin takes control of the Lib Dem battlebus, after Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron launched the party's Welsh campaign in Cardiff Bay, Wales Gareth Fuller/PA 15/36 Photo bomb Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has a selfie taken with supporters after he launched Labour's education plans during a visit to Leeds City College Danny Lawson/PA 16/36 Top Gear First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon sits in the driving seat of a Midge car during a visit to Moffat on the General Election campaign trail PA 17/36 Into the light Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn after speaking in Morley, Leeds Danny Lawson/PA 18/36 Rolling with it SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon holds a rolling pin as she and the party's local candidate John Nicolson (left) make haggis pies with Table 13 Express co-owner Iain Murphy on a campaign visit to the cafe in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire Andrew Milligan/PA 19/36 It's a dog's life ... A dog wears a placard as Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Labour Party campaigns outside Leamington Spa Town Hall Darren Staples/Reuters 20/36 My goal! Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron plays a game on table football during a visit to charity Gloustershire Action for Refugess and Asylum Seekers in Gloucester. Gareth Fuller/PA 21/36 Jamming with it Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn with Busker Dan Hettfield during his general election campaign stop in Aston Under Lyme Peter Byrne/PA 22/36 Bake off SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon savours the aroma of a haggis pie featuring the party's logo that she helped to make on a campaign visit to Table 13 Express in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire Andrew Milligan/PA 23/36 Got a lotta bottle tops Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron, Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats Willie Rennie (second left) and party candidate Jo Swinson examine bottle tops during a tour of the Guala Closures factory, at Guala Closures UK Ltd in Kirkintilloch, Scotland Yui Mok/PA 24/36 Stamble and fall Tim Farron takes a stumble on his battle bus during a Sky News broadcast Sky News 25/36 Just like that Theresa May visits the Dhamecha Lohana Centre in Harrow North London Jeremy Selwyn 26/36 Top dog? Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron meets a dog in St Albans Philip Toscano/PA 27/36 Down with the kid's Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reads with children as he visits Brentry Children Centre in Bristol, during Labour's election campaign Steve Parsons/PA 28/36 There's no smoke without fire Pensioner Malcolm Baker confronts Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron while he was the election campaign trail in Kidlington, near Oxford Sam Lister/PA 29/36 Look who's talking Jeremy Corbyn the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party holds one year old Angelo during a campaign event in Harlow, Essex Neil Hall/Reuters 30/36 Flower power Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (R) smells a red rose alongside Mohammed Yasin (L) the Labour Party general election candidate for Bedford and Kempston while on the campaign trail in Bedford, north of London, Britain Andy Rain/EPA 31/36 This Bud's for you Britain's opposition Labour party Leader Jeremy Corbyn (C) walks past a bus shelter with Alan Whitehead, Labour MP for Southampton, and local councillor Satvir Kaur (R), before meeting local residents Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images 32/36 Wenger Out!? Students hold up a Wenger Out banner behind Labour leader and Arsenal fan Jeremy Corbyn as he speaks to supporters outside the Town Hall in Leamington Spa Arj Singh/PA 33/36 Swing vote Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Labour Party, watches local candidate Anneliese Dodds' children play on the swings in a playground during a campaign stop in Oxford Darren Staples /Reuters 34/36 Watch the birdie A demonstrator, speaks to police officers outside a British Conservative Party campaign event in London Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA 35/36 Grape expectation Ukip leader Paul Nuttall (left) eats grapes during a walkabout in Dudley town centre in the West Midlands, with Ukip West Midlands MEP Bill Etheridge (right) and Phil Durnell, West Midlands Metro Mayor candidate Richard Vernalls/PA 36/36 Bad hair day Prime Minister Theresa May makes her statement to the nation and calls General Election Getty Images

“Even the more ‘controversial’ stuff in his search history doesn’t hold up to scrutiny – meeting with the IRA; he wasn’t at a barn dance in Londonderry downing Guinness in a balaclava, he was perspicaciously acknowledging the necessity for negotiation in pursuit of a peaceful solution,” he said.

“Which is what happened, years later. You could say that he was ahead of his time. Or a leader.”

Brand, who has previously urged fans not to vote at all, famously interviewed Miliband two years ago ahead of the General Election.

