Comedian Russell Brand has refused to comment on suggestions he could mount a bid to become Mayor of London.
Brand, who previously described voting as a waste of time, has reportedly told close friends he wants to succeed Tory Boris Johnson in 2016.
He is apparently considering standing on an independent "anti-politics" ticket.
A spokeswoman for the comic and actor said: "We are not commenting."
Brand's new book, Revolution, includes some clues as to his platform, should he decide to be a candidate.
He admits he "can't get my head around economics", declares his support for "collectives", and wants to ban fracking and abolish the monarchy.
Brand has controversially said he was "open-minded" about the idea that the US government was behind the 9/11 attacks. Brand refused to rule out the possibility that the US was behind them on the BBC's Newsnight.
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