A PERIVALE man is vying with 15 other hopefuls for the chance to become The Apprentice for Sir Alan Sugar.

The new series of the hit BBC1 show starts tonight, and 30-year-old recruitment sales manager Lee McQueen hopes to beat the competition for a place in one of the multi-millionaire businessman's companies.

Lee, who now lives in Buckinghamshire, says his first proper job was as a catering manager at Harrow School, but has worked in e-commerce and IT ever since and has a BTech diploma in IT.

He says he can win The Apprentice because he is passionate and will work together with the other candidates.