London Mayoral elections: Intergalactic space warrior Count Binface to stand

The self-proclaimed space warrior says he is the "only fresh thing on the menu"

Count Binface, who describes himself as an intergalactic space warrior, is standing in the 2024 London mayoral elections as it is time to "take the trash out".

He told the BBC he was "gunning for a champions league spot" this year after finishing ninth in the 2021 election.

Binface has said he is the "only fresh thing on the menu given all other politicians are rubbish".

The mayoral elections will take place on 2 May.

Asked about his policies he said he was unable to share his full manifesto yet as "another candidate might nick my stuff" but would "bring some much needed sanity to local governments".

He also said that previous manifesto pledges would remain in place.

Those include a price cap on croissants, the renaming of London Bridge to Phoebe Waller-Bridge and bringing back Ceefax.

If elected he would also give royal palaces to the homeless and tie ministers' pay to that of nurses for the next 100 years.

Binface told the BBC he was running in the election "for a laugh".

"Despite all the flaws of the British democratic system, isn't it remarkable that there is still this wonderful quirk that if you want to dress up like an idiot and stand next to the prime minister of the day, then you can," he explained.

"When democracy is under so much strain, I think this needs celebrating and defending" he said.

Who are the mayoral candidates?

Ten other people have been chosen as candidates for the London mayoral elections. They are:

• Shyam Batra, independent

• Rob Blackie, Liberal Democrats

• Natalie Campbell, independent

• Howard Cox, Reform UK

• Amy Gallagher, SDP

• Zoe Garbett, Green Party

• Tarun Ghulati, independent

• Susan Hall, Conservative Party

• Sadiq Khan, Labour Party

• Andreas Michli, independent

Binface has stood in four elections, including the last mayoral election in 2021. He is also the only candidate to have stood twice in Boris Johnson's former constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

As well as running for mayor, Binface has set his sights on the role of prime minister and president of the US.

"I want to collect them all - Pokémon style," he said.

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