Idris Elba doesn't "have the courage" to enter politics.

The actor was recently tipped as a possible contender to run for London mayor at the next election, but the Luther star is adamant he doesn't have what it takes to swap Hollywood for City Hall.

"I think you have to give it to people that enter politics - the lifecycle and going on an educative curve to become a politician means that you have to adopt that courage really early because then you're faced with these impossible predicaments," he told journalists at the Venice Film Festival.

"It's about your judgment then; it's about what you know, what you've learned, what you've lived through, and your courage. So I learned I don't have the courage to be in politics, that's for sure!"

It comes after Elba, who was born and raised in L

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