Boris Johnson's father was a former European MP

Stanley Johnson is a former member of the European Parliament and his son, Boris, is Conservative spokesman for the Arts and editor of the Spectator.

Stanley Johnson, 64, lives and farms on Exmoor with his wife, Jennifer.

An author and environmentalist, he will be challenging Liberal Democrat Richard Younger Ross for the Teignbridge seat.

Mr Younger-Ross had a majority of 3,000 over the Conservatives in the last General Election.

The Conservatives last won the seat in 1997 with a narrow majority of only 281.