Conservative MP’s Alan Partridge-esque delivery and local radio-style jingle are a unique contribution to election campaign

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Greg Knight, the Conservative candidate for East Yorkshire, has launched one of the most unexpected video hits of the general election campaign. The 51-second clip mixes his awkward delivery of Theresa May’s campaign lines with a jaunty jingle at the end, which really must be heard, as the camera zooms in on a poster inexpertly sticky-taped to the wall.

The video also features an unwitting guest star in the shape of a party worker, who for some reason is in shot as Knight strides through the doorway.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest A mystery man briefly makes an appearance in Greg Knight’s video. Photograph: Greg Knight campaign

A longer version of the song, called “Greg’s 2017 general election song” is available on his website. The lyrics are:

You’ll get accountability with Conservative delivery, Make sure this time you get it right, vote for Greg Knight

Internet users have been quick to jump in and remix the video. This version features new footage cut into the end of the clip, replacing the campaign posters with the 1980s pop star Jimmy Somerville dancing along to the upbeat message of Conservative delivery – something the former Bronski Beat and Communards singer may not personally endorse, given his involvement in the Pits and Perverts miners’ benefit concert depicted in the movie Pride.



Facebook Twitter Pinterest A remix of the Greg Knight campaign video featuring Jimmy Somerville

Another user has put a different twist on the ending, replacing Knight’s anthem with Wiley’s Can’t Go Wrong, designed to appeal perhaps more to the youth vote in East Yorkshire.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest A remix of Knight’s campaign video featuring Wiley’s Can’t Go Wrong

Knight, who first became an MP in 1983, is also the inspiration for a full-length campaign song, which can be found on YouTube, and features the opening verse:



Hey! Don’t you know Greg Knight’s been working hard for you? Hey! He’s been working hard for East Yorkshire too. Hey! Don’t you know Greg Knight’s a winner through and through Hey! And he’ll do the best that he can do