Britain's most tattooed man fails in application for passport after changing his name to King of Ink

• King of Ink Land King Body Art The Extreme Ink-Ite cannot get a passport
• The Lib Dem activist, 34, used to be called Mathew Whelan
• Has 90 per cent of his body covered in ink - including his eyeball
• After changing his name by deed poll, he can no longer get new ID

Hard to ID: King of Ink Land King Body Art The Extreme Ink-Ite, known as Body Art for short, changed his name by deed poll five years ago and has now been told he cannot get a new passport

In the name of Art: Although he is Britain's most tattooed man, it is not because of his body art that Body Art is being refused a passport

Tea and a snake: A normal day in the life of King of Ink Land King Body Art The Extreme Ink-Ite

All covered up: What started with a small inking has now led to 90 per cent of his body covered in tattoos

Innocent days: Body Art as a young Birmingham fan, when football was the main interest

'Unreasonable': Body Art says that it is a breach of his human rights that he needs to put his birth name on the passport, even though his new name is on his driver's licence

Staying put: The Lib Dem activist's application to renew his passport was rejected on the basis of his name, and he may now miss out job opportunities abroad at body modification conventions

Meet 'Body Art'. Most tattooed man in Britain (a Lib Dem...

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