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| Comedian Al Murray 'too heavy' for parachute jump | Comedian Al Murray 'too heavy' for parachute jump |
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| Comedian Al Murray, who is standing for parliament in his guise as The Pub Landlord, has been forced to cancel a parachute jump because he is too heavy. | |
| The 46-year-old was expected to land at Headcorn Aerodrome in Kent before addressing constituents in Sandwich. | The 46-year-old was expected to land at Headcorn Aerodrome in Kent before addressing constituents in Sandwich. |
| Murray is contesting the South Thanet seat in Kent in the general election for the Free United Kingdom Party. | Murray is contesting the South Thanet seat in Kent in the general election for the Free United Kingdom Party. |
| "It seems that I am too heavy to jump. Yet another tragic victim of this country's obesity epidemic," he said. | "It seems that I am too heavy to jump. Yet another tragic victim of this country's obesity epidemic," he said. |
| He will be standing against UKIP leader Nigel Farage at the general election. | |
| 'Political heavyweight' | |
| In a statement, Murray, whose character is based around a love for all things British, said: "My life is being held back by health and safety gone mad. | |
| "Gone are the days that a British citizen could throw themselves out of a plane regardless of the risk." | |
| "I hope, however, that this settles once and for all the issue of whether I am a political heavyweight." | |
| He complained about being weighed on metric scales, adding that they proved conclusively the "dead hand of Brussels" on the British way of life. |