The Monster Raving Loony Party has made a late bid to replace Boris as Henley MP.

Ten candidates, including The Banana Man from the 'Loonies' and a British National Party representative, are now in the race to take on Boris Johnson's mantle as south Oxfordshire's MP.

The by-election will be on June 26 and follows Mr Johnson's resignation upon becoming Mayor of London.

The Henley constituency has a Conservative majority of almost 13,000.

At midday on Wednesday the nominated candidates were: John Allpass from Marlow (English Democrat), The Banana Man from Reading (Monster Raving Loony Party), Louise Anne Cole from Fulham (Ind), Amanda Harrington from Liverpool (Ind), John Michael Howell from Warborough (Con), Stephen Andrew Kearney from Aston Rowant (Lib Dem), Richard Mark McKenzie from Reading (Lab), Timothy Sylvester Rait from Haslemere (British National Party), Richard Rogers from Birmingham (Common Ground) and Mark Christopher Stevenson from Dorchester (Green).