ben elton took a swipe at myleene klass over her criticism of ed miliband 's mansion tax plans , at the event also attended by eddie izzard , joey essex and sally lindsay .
the comedian told a 1,000-strong crowd at warrington 's parr hall the popstar - who claimed the planned levy on homes worth more than £ 2 million would hit ` little grannies ' - had ` showering in a bikini ' and should be ` proud to make a contribution ' .
elton , who distanced himself from the party under tony blair , told supporters he was ` back with labour ' .