Celebrity endorsement of the day: Des Lynam has come out for UKIP. Casting his vote for Team Farage in Sussex obviously wasn’t enough for Des, who has of course rewritten the lyrics of Send in the Clowns to mark the occasion:

We used to be rich
Now we are not
But here at last there’s a chance
To stop the all rot
Send in the Clowns.

Isn’t it bliss
Don’t you approve
They just kept tearing around
But they wouldn’t move
We need the clowns
Send in the clowns.

They’d never stopped
Opening our doors
 Now you are learning
The vote that we wanted was yours
We’ll make our entrance again
With unusual flair
Sure of our lines
Well be right there.

We’ve had the farce
Their fault I fear
We know that you want what we want
No need to fear
They call us the clowns.

So send in the clowns
And give us a cheer.

What a surprise
Who could have thought
You’d come to feel about things
We felt you ought
Only now will they see
You’ve drifted our way
No surprise now
It’s no cliché

Isn’t it strange
Now they have fear
They’ve lost their timing this late
In their careers
And where are the clowns
Quick, send in the clowns.

Don’t bother were here.

To be sung at UKIP conference. Obviously…