Happy Mondays dancer Bez is running in the general election as leader of the Reality Party.

James Rose caught up with the former Celebrity Big Brother winner for an exclusive interview as he paid a visit Ramsgate today.

Bez's visit marks the launch of the Reality Party's campaign in South Thanet where it is represented by Nigel Askew, landlord of the Queen Charlotte pub.

What are you doing in Ramsgate?

I launched my campaign last week and I’m supporting Nigel in getting the word out there for the Reality Party.

What have you made of your visit so far?

What I love about this area is that it has become a politicised zone. Everyone is talking about the election because the Farage situation and it has encouraged people to engage. The people have been friendly and Ramsgate is a beautiful town to be in. I have really enjoyed debating with the people of Ramsgate today and yesterday. I’ve been able to see other points of view about issues like immigration.

So where do you stand on immigration?

Where I come from in Manchester it’s quite a multicultural society. This issue isn’t a major thing to us, it’s normal to hear people talking in different languages in a coffee shop.

Obviously the situation here in Thanet is very different to what I’m campaigning for in Salford. But I am happy to live in a multicultural society - immigrants haven’t caused our problems, the problems lie with bankers. A succession of governments have engineered this problem by ignoring advice from the people and fracking is an example of it happening again.

I believe in free movement, I don’t really see overcrowding as a problem. Why are we so nationalistic? People should be free to live wherever they want. With immigration, where do you draw the line?

So what is the Reality Party really about?

We are giving the chance of positive change for the places we love by focusing on our local issues. We have Nigel here and he knows the issues with the area and he can stand up for those people who have lost hope with the establishment.

Why did you decide to stand for parliament?

People in my area have come to me for help and advice on essential services such as the lack of coverage for midwives, solicitors, probation officers and judges have come to me for legal aid - unless you have money you have little chance of challenging companies in court.

Austerity cuts is another thing - bankers can print as much money as they want, it’s just paper. They can end it at any given moment, so why are they making people suffer? I am not against corporations but they are not taking part in collective responsibility and we need a balance of power to achieve a true democracy.