Laurence Fox misses out on running for London Mayor after messing up form

Right-wing agitator Laurence Fox has blamed ‘pure political corruption’ after losing his spot on the ballot for Mayor of London due to a paperwork cock-up.

The former actor, best known for his role as the sidekick in the Morse spin-off Lewis, was planning a second run against Sadiq Khan for the top job in the capital.

But London Elects, the body responsible for organising the upcoming vote, said his nomination forms were submitted too close to the deadline to fix several errors with them.

According to a screenshot tweeted by Mr Fox yesterday, the deputy returning officer for Greater London told him he had fallen short on signatures from city residents.