I've seen it claimed and now I have confirmation from the beast's horse's mouth. The Liberal Democrat peer and former MP Paul Tyler is a direct descendant of the Cornish hero Bishop Jonathan Trelawny.

To be precise, Paul tells me he is the bishop's great great great great great great great great grandson. That's eight greats.

As the glee club at Liberal Democrat conferences never seems to know the tune of Trelawny, here's the Holman-Climax Male Voice Choir to help us.