* The British National Party is ruing an “oversight” that has seen its candidates listed under the wrong party names in local elections.

The party’s four candidates for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council are all standing under alternative registered names for the BNP, including “British jobs for British workers”.

Local chair Robin Evans appears to be standing for “A Fair Deal For British People”.

I am told the party’s logo will, however, be on the ballot paper, so voters will know what they are getting.

* Bushra Irfan, independent candidate for Blackburn, raised eyebrows this week when she claimed boxing world champion Amir Khan was flying back from training in the United States to speak at her rally this weekend.

The A-list endorsement by one of Britain’s top sporting stars sounded too good to be true — and indeed it was.

“We confirm that Amir Khan is not supporting our campaign nor was it ever proposed that he would attend the event”, read a follow-up press release.

“We apologise for any inconvenience which may have resulted from this error as it was not our intention to mislead anyone.”

* The Tory spin machine was too eager to rush out a list of 1,100 businesses backing the party’s National Insurance policy.

It took four attempts after a mix-up with addresses and the final version lists a Clitheroe company in the “North East”.

* Tory Nigel Evans received a furious phonecall yesterday from a 12-year-old girl who berated him for spoiling the beautiful Ribble Valley landscape with his billboards.

“They have gone up late, and I can assure her they will come down straight after the election,” he said.

* And now, an update on my big-hitter campaign visits contest — the Tories are still in the lead on three, Labour moved to two with Foreign Office Minister Glenys Kinnock’s visit to Burnley yesterday, while the Lib Dems are stuck on one.

* Jack Straw’s team have set up a website dedicated to his soap box.

The Justice Secretary will be taking his brand of “street politics” around the country.