By John Phipps
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.
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