Keir Starmer has said the next James Bond should be played by a woman.
The Labour leader weighed into the debate on who should succeed Daniel Craig as the lead in the iconic movie franchise.
Asked to name his favourite 007, he told ITV's Good Morning Britain: "I don't have a favourite Bond but I do think it's time for a female Bond."
Mr Starmer said he wouldn't be rushing to the cinema this weekend to watch the latest offering, as he wanted to spend time with his children after a gruelling Labour conference in Brighton.
"Whether we'll get to see it this weekend I don't know. We have a 13-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl and my mission this weekend is just to be Dad," he told Sky News.
The long-awaited release of No Time To Die marks Daniel Craig's final outing as the famous secret agent after 15 years.
He has previously said there was no reason why the next Bond shouldn't be a woman.
But in a recent interview with Radio Times, he shot down the idea, saying writers should be creating better roles for women and people of colour.
Asked if he supported a more "diverse appointment", he said : "The answer to that is very simple.
"There should simply be better parts for women and actors of colour.
"Why should a woman play James Bond when there should be a part just as good as James Bond, but for a woman?”
Bond producer Barbara Broccoli also resisted the idea of a female James Bond in an interview last week.
"James Bond is a male character. I hope that there will be many, many films made with women, for women, by women, about women," she said.
No Time To Die is released on Thursday following a glamorous premiere at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday evening, attending by members of the royal family.
