After all the trouble surrounding the Lib Dem candidate to stand against Red Ken for the London Mayoralty, finally a credible candidate emerges.

Lord Bonkers has announced his intention to allow his name to go forward, and is preparing for the contest in traditional manner, by having himself measured for a Pearly Suit and taking down his edition of Teach Yourself Cockney from his library shelf.

There’s even a Facebook group.

Surely now, with all this new-found notoriety, even Wikipedia will have to reconsider their decision to delete the page dedicated to this most experienced of peers.