Oh my goodness.A man with a bin on his head.And it's not the Tory candidate.Looks like something out of Star Wars.Ah.Oh, right.
OK.Do you want to talk to me?Yeah, go on, then.Go on, then.Back to the nation.Who are you?
My name...What kind of journalist is this?
You don't know?
Have a look.I've got my list here.You're Burnham.No, I realise that.Oh, you're Count Binface, yeah?There you go.
You did go to journalism school.Excellent.Yes, I...
A long time ago.
I beg your pardon?I said, a long time ago.Yeah.Oh, well, I wouldn't have known.
Why are you standing in this election?Just a stunt?
It's A, because it's happening.B, I was at a loose end.C, because I believe elected mayors should serve out their terms before they're eligible to stand for Parliament.
You've made a sensible political, serious political point there.
Well, no, you're supposed to be impartial, mate, so let me carry on.I'm going to replace the traffic lights on Liverpool Road.I'll price cap wick and kebabs at £2.I'll make cyclists to disobey the highway code have to ride unicycles instead.And I will turn HS2 into FFS1 and reroute it...
You're not going to swear, are you?
No, no, no, no, I'm perfectly... although we are past the watershed, No, no, no.
We don't want you swearing, please.
I promise I won't.I'm a good boy.No, but I'm going to reroute it through rail executives' homes.I'm going to build at least one affordable house.I mean, I could go on.What's Andy said he's going to do?
Oh, he said lots he's going to do, and he changes his mind from time to time.But anyway, are you going to save your deposit?Probably not.No, in a word.
But if I could beat the Tories or the Lib Dems, that would be quite funny.
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Get started freeYeah, I suppose they wouldn't find it very funny though, would they?How many votes do you think you're going to get?Well, I'd be happy with one.Do you live in the constituency?I do tonight.Well, it sounds as though you don't.
Well, do you?No, of course not.I don't live here, no.So why should I?Well, a lot of candidates like to boast that they're local.You're obviously not too concerned about that.
Well, I'm looking at the putative Prime Minister, Nigel Farage.He spends more time in America than in Clapton.So why should...
You don't think Mr Burnham's the putative Prime Minister, then?
Well, they both like, they both puto, putare, putare, putatus, that they will be the next PM.But I think at least Andy feels like he's slightly local to the area.But that's something.
If I was to win...He used to be the MP for Lee, just not very far from here.
Exactly.If I win, I swear...That's not going to happen.Well, exactly.So I'm going to say, I swear I'll move to Makefield if I win.OK, all right.
I'm sure they'll all be delighted.Well, I'm sure there's other people who want to interview you.Thank you for talking to Sky News.
It's my pleasure.
Well interviewed, well done.I think I got the short straw there.
A crowd of people watching that.People were filming you interviewing Count Binface and I'm afraid for me you've lost your by -election king crown because you didn't know who he was and everybody knows who Count Binface is.Let's be honest about it but he's still there, he won't leave you now.Of course I don't live in the area, he was the mantle.Go on John.
Yeah, I was going to say, I don't normally interview those sort of candidates, but I think you bullied me into doing that.Anyway, I'm going to hand back to you now, Anna, you can continue...
You had a crowd around you.
Your feisty twosome.
The serious stuff, yeah, I know, I know.Yes, we'll speak to you later.John Craig, thanks very much indeed.So, the news from Londonthe SNP and indeed
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