Lembit Opik has no wish to be London Mayor non-story

Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik says he has no intention of standing to be the party's candidate for mayor of London. The MP for Montgomeryshire replied that he was "flattered... Me, Boris and Ken would be a splendid contest". But he later told the BBC that he had decided against entering the race. "It's ever so flattering. If I was a London MP I would stand like a shot. The only issue is my constituency is 205 miles away”

Mr Opik is currently the Lib Dem spokesman on business, has had a long-term interest in the risk to Earth from meteorites. But he has filled many tabloid pages over the past year as a result of the ending of his engagement to weather presenter Sian Lloyd and subsequent relationship with Gabriela Irimia from the Cheeky Girls (not one of Romania's finest cultural exports).

To be honest I have a soft spot for Lembit but not soft enough to vote for him if he stood for mayor..It says a lot about the UK’s fixation on C-list celebrities that he is famous for his choice of girlfriend rather than his track record as an MP. Oh to hell with the po-faced stance. This post was merely an excuse for a gratuitous photo of Opik and the Cheeky Girls. Yes. I’m shallow too...