And the Times notes that even though broadcasters are “tiring” of the obligation to read out all 11 candidates in the Gorton and Denton by-election, the situation “could be worse”. The paper reminisces about the record 26 candidates who stood in Haltemprice and Howden in 2008. The list included the Church of Militant Elvis Party, the Miss Great Britain Party and the conspiracy theorist David Icke.
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