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Russell Brand has said he is going to step away from politics after believing he would be able to make an impact on this election.

The comedian, who backed Ed Miliband, in the last minute made the revelation as he gave his verdict on the news that David Cameron and the Conservatives would take the helm for the next five year.

In an emotional Trews news he said: “My only regret is that I thought I could be involved. People were telling me I could make a difference; even it was only a small thing.”

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He said: “When we interviewed Miliband I thought we could alter the outcome of the election , now I think we can’t influence the outcome of an election.”

Trying to clarify his position, after being very vocal about not voting and politics in general he confessed: “I was feeling the same things they feel. It wasn’t as if I was the leader of the ‘don’t vote’ party, I was just another member of it. It’s not like I had any authority or power.”

He added: "I'm just a comedian! I'm not even electable or nothing! I'm just a bloke with a laptop and a bit of mouth."

Looking towards the future he pleaded: “Wherever you fall the only currency is compassion and being nice to one other.

"We are going to have no shortage of meanness over the next five years. There is going to be meanness to the disabled, meanness to immigrants, there is going to be meanness to the poor, so all we’ve got left is to be compassionate to one another and get involved in causes we care about.”

Last week after interviewing Ed, Russell told his YouTube viewers to vote Labour.

"I think this bloke will listen to us. On May 7 vote Labour. On May 8 more democracy - more power to more communities," he said.

However his video didn't go down too well with everyone as it came the day after voter registration closed- after he had previously told people not to vote.

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