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So who or what is responsible for Boris’ victory? An ill-informed public, a TV show and a Tory rag. Have I Got News For You, a show meant to satirise and mock politicians, provided Boris an ample opportunity to expand his fanbase to previously inaccessible quarters and sell an image of a “lovable rogue”, while The Evening Standard has run a near-daily hatchet job on Ken Livingstone for the past 6 months.

Is a deeply racist, homophobic bigot who carefully cultivates an image of being a bumbling buffoon really a good choice for governing the lives of nearly 8 million people?