A political campaigner and former page three model is to challenge a Government minister for his parliamentary seat at the next election.

Marina Pepper, from Lewes, will stand as the candidate representing the anarchist newspaper Class War in Chingford and Woodford Green against work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan-Smith.

The 46-year-old previously served as a Liberal Democrat councillor in Lewes and held the title of mayor of Telscombe.