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Marcus Rashford among top 10 favourite celebrities to be Prime Minister
Rashord joined the likes of Martin Lewis, David Attenborough and Gary Neville on the list…
Marcus Rashford is among the top ten celebrities Brits would like to see run for Prime Minister.
According to a Channel 4 poll, 44% of people would happily vote for a celebrity to run the country, with the Man United star ranking among some of the highest in seventh place.
Rashford has been widely praised for his charitableness in recent years, with him last year receiving nation-wide praise for challenging the government’s decision to provide free meals for underprivileged children during the summer school holidays.
Additionally, the footballer also became the youngest person to ever top the Sunday Times’ Giving List, with him having given away a massive 125% of his net worth to charity.
Also on the list for PM popularity is Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis, BBC presenter David Attenborough, ITV’s Alison Hammond and comedian Ricky Gervais.
The top traits people would like to see in the leader of the country are honesty and trustworthiness – but they should also be down to earth and have a sense of humour.
A third of people also think the Prime Minister should be compassionate, as well as unbiased and hardworking.
The survey came ahead of the launch of Channel 4’s new show Make Me Prime Minister, which sees celebrities battle it out in a series of political challenges.
Reacting to the results of the poll, Alastair Campbell, who presents the new show, said: “The contestants in the show are not the only ones who think politics is in a mess and that they could do the job better than Boris Johnson or Liz Truss – but I think they learned that the job is a lot harder than it looks.
“Some of them, without doubt, have real political talent and I hope they go into politics. They will also be pleased by the poll findings that people want our Prime Minister to have integrity, and be trustworthy and honest.
“So should we all.”
The most popular celebrities for PM:
- Martin Lewi
- David Attenborough
- Stephen Fry
- Alison Hammond
- Richard Osman
- Dame Judi Dench
- Marcus Rashford
- Ricky Gervais
- Dame Helen Mirren
- Eddie Izzard
- Jo Brand
- Emma Watson
- Miriam Margolyes
- Gareth Southgate
- Lenny Henry
- Paul O’Grady
- Gary Neville
- Mick Lynch
- Steven Bartlett
- Hugh Grant
- Mel & Sue
- Emily Blunt
- Daisy May Cooper
- Russell Brand
- Adele
- Jameela Jamil
- Bimini Bon Boulash
- Maya Jama
- Stormzy
- Munya Chawawa