Yes, of course he is

In one of the most unexpected political developments of the year so far, East 17's Brian Harvey has been revealed to be carrying out his own enquiry into historic child sex abuse claims.

The baked potato-loving 'Stay Another Day' star was this week invited to the House of Commons by Labour MP Simon Danczuk - who is compiling information on historic child sex abuse claims across all sectors after reports spread about a ring of paedophiles within Westminster.

Important meeting with Brian Harvey (formerly of East17!) yesterday - appreciate his help. pic.twitter.com/nl12qeQ20X — Simon Danczuk (@SimonDanczuk) January 8, 2015

“It’s the first time I’ve met him. He came across to me as a really thoughtful person," Mr Danczuk told Buzzfeed. "The reason we were meeting up is to discuss some work he’s done around child sex abuse. He was sharing the information that he had gathered.

“He feels quite passionately about protecting children and really wants to make a contribution. We know that showbusiness is an industry that’s had a number of abusers within it.

Mr Danczuk added: “He’s providing a number of leads that I’m keen to follow up and that’s exactly what I’ll do. I’m pleased he’s done the work he’s done. We had a good chat. I’d be happy and keen to meet him again.”

Back in October, Brian Harvey made headlines when he stormed Downing Street yesterday demanding to see the Prime Minister. The East 17 singer, turned up at No.10 with a white ring binder in his hand, where he was stopped by a policeman. According to Twitter user Dai Hillson: "He was shouting that the binder [that he was carrying] was 'evidence' of how much money the [government] had stolen from him".

Today further images have emerged of Harvey clutching his folder, with messages that say #watchthisspace.

Trudi Lyons, who took the above photo, told London24: “It’s not a joke, this is such a serious matter that needs sorting. #truth”.

Harvey along with East 17 is responsible for the sale of 18 million records across Europe, but is also quite famous for an incident in 2005 when he ran himself over and blamed it on too many jacket potatoes.