Russell Brand to interview Gordon Brown?

Russell Brand has announced he is in talks with the BBC to interview the new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.

The TV presenter released a bulletin on his social networking site on MySpace and said he was "dead close" to signing the deal.

In the message Brand said: "This overthrowing the Government caper will be a doddle if handled correctly, plus we're dead close to securing an interview with Gordon Brown with the BBC. That can only speed things up."

He also asked for help from his fans to make sure he gets to question the politician, saying: "Help this to occur by troubling the Prime MInister's office with emails. And the BBC, bother them an' all - it could seal the deal."