Left: David Cameron. Right: Lt Cmdr Data, USS Enterprise. H/T: Guido Fawkes.

On Twitter, the actor who plays the popular ‘Data’ character from Star Trek said to his 1.37 million followers:

RT @torytrek who would make a better world leader? David Cameron or @BrentSpiner?–I would be happy to lead the people of England.

That was, of course, a response to my new Twitter account @torytrek which I’ve set up as just a bit of a fun. I was going to point out that he’d forgotten a few members of the union, but he soon added:

I realize I forgot to mention the people of Scotland and Wales. I will govern you too. I feel a write-in campaign is in order.

Letter-writing campaigns and Trekkies are normally a potent combination, as NBC will tell you. Watch out Westminster. ‘Data’ is coming! However, the Hollywood superstar poured cold water over the idea that we’d be ushering in a golden era under the leadership of Starfleet’s finest android:

And, of course, Northern Ireland. And you will not call me anything other than Brent.

Shame that. I quite fancied the idea of a Prime Minister who never sleeps, doesn’t understand humour, and struggles with his emotions. A bit like Gordon Brown only with a bit more colour in his cheeks.

Worry not, however, because Brent (as we shall now call him) has got it covered just in case Cameron wins the next election:

Maybe we could do a “Prisoner of Zenda” thing and just switch me if Cameron gets in.

You can follow the ongoing developments here:

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