Election coverage: Alastair Stewart has it all tied up

Forget about Nick Clegg – it turns out the all-important question after ITV1's first leaders' debate was nothing to do with the Lib Dem leader and his unforeseen poll surge. It was all about Alastair Stewart 's rather fetching neckwear. A viewer contacted the broadcaster to ask where he could buy the red, blue and yellow tie (entirely politically neutral, you see) as a Father's Day present for his dad. The good news – Stewart remembered he bought it from Jaeger. The bad news – he purchased it 20 years ago and they no longer stock it. Undeterred, the viewer offered Stewart £70 for it, but the news anchor politely refused, as he plans to wear it for ITV's election night coverage. If you have the same patterned tie in your wardrobe and you are prepared to part with it, do drop Monkey a line. You could make a man (and his pa) very happy.