The Economist: No British election is complete without a man with a bin on his head—paywall
A figure in a silver cape and a huge cylindrical helmet stands in front of a field of nettles in North Yorkshire. In the near distance is a market town, nestled beneath a Norman castle keep. Speaking to camera in a wavering metallic voice, the figure officially announces his bid to become the mp of Richmond and Northallerton – the parliamentary constituency of the prime minister, Rishi Sunak.