Another candidate has declared his intention to stand in this September’s general election.

Ian-James Clanton, from Castletown, had previously stood for Douglas South in last year’s by-election.

Mr Clanton, self-styled as ’His Majesty’, has now declared his intention to stand for the constituency of Castletown, Arbory and Malew.

Asked why he decided to run, he said: ’I’ve been involved in community service my whole life, and now more than ever, we need effective representation within the House of Keys.

’This is an important election at a key time in our nation’s history, I want to be a voice for the youth, and also for the international community who call this place their home.

Speaking about the constituency, he said: ’Castletown, Malew and Arbory are greatly underappreciated areas which deserve significant attention going forward.

’They are primed for more investment.’

The architectural theorist has called for the House of Keys to reform itself, and ’address growing concerns around the way it operates’.

He added: ’The governance style of the Council of Minisrters and the selection process of the Chief Minister has revealed the current structure to be impractical, untrustworthy, and unaccountable to the people.’

Mr Clanton also called for the Council of Ministers to ’evolve to a new chamber, and be led with more accountability and vision.’

Asked about the government’s handling of the pandemic, he said: ’Everyone is clearly working very hard, but the Council of Ministers have acted too slow overall and enjoyed a great deal of luck.

’Our geography means this is ours to lose, and we should have been far more vigilant on border protocols.

’In March 2020, I put forward a plan for more sophisticated border controls to ensure the country stayed Covid free, but at the same time launch our own International Trade Forum.’

In the past, Mr Clanton announced that he wanted to become an MLC but he failed to get any MHKs to nominate him.