A little birdy told Guido that Will Straw has been spending time in the Lancashire seat of Rossendale and Darwen. He wrote a piece back in May about how Labour can win in the region, and Guido’s red rose wearing co-conspirator also noticed Will’s Twitter feed has a growing interest in the area. When Guido questioned Will this morning, the dynasty in the making was not denied:

“There is a desperate need for a good candidate to take on the local Tory who won in 2010… I’m talking to local people about whether that right candidate is me.”

With his dad’s seat in the region too, he conveniently already supports the local football team. Kennington’s loss is Lancashire’s gain…