Who is Count Binface, aiming to face Farage in by-election?

After the announcement that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage would quit his Clacton constituency and stand in a by-election, the serial election candidate Count Binface posted online: "Game on, Nige."

Farage’s Resignation Risks Becoming Farce as U.K. Parties Boycott Clacton By-Election

Under investigation over an undisclosed gift, the right-wing leader Nigel Farage may end up in a special election against a candidate dressed as a trash can.

By Stephen Castle

Nigel Farage’s unusual by-election opponent: Count Binface

Comedy candidate is becoming a vehicle for opposition to Reform UK’s leader

Reform to ask for Clacton byelection to be held on 6 August after Farage resignation

Constituents to vote in contest being boycotted by major parties over financial scandal surrounding Reform leader Reform UK will request that the Clacton byelection be held on 6 August, the party has said, after Nigel Farage’s decision to resign from the seat. The Reform UK leader, who has represented the Essex constituency since the 2024 general election, said on Tuesday he was standing down and would put himself forward again in what he has sought to portray as a “people versus the establis...

By Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Why has UK Reform’s Nigel Farage resigned as MP? What happens next?

Farage faces intense scrutiny over undeclared donations before 2024 elections as he says he'll run in by-election.

UK's Farage resigns as MP to force snap vote in finances row

British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage announced Tuesday he would resign as a member of parliament to run in a snap by-election, in a high-stakes gamble following intense scrutiny over his finances. The unusual move comes as Farage, whose Reform UK party leads national opinion polls, faces mounting pressure over the non-disclosure of gifts, including allegedly from a convicted fraudster.

By FRANCE24

What do Nigel Farage’s Clacton constituents think about his resignation?

What do Nigel Farage’s Clacton constituents think about his resignation?

By Camille Chorley

'Vote Binface' memes go viral as Labour, Tories boycott Farage's 'fake' Clacton by-election

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By TOI World Desk

Nigel Farage’s gambit

As Andy Burnham changed Labour politics with one by-election, so Farage hopes to do the same

By Andrew Marr

'Running scared?' - Binface sole rival to Farage in vote

Novelty candidate Count Binface, who plans to run in a UK bye-election against Nigel Farage, has admitted he will probably not win in Clacton.

Farage’s election gamble could see him face one challenger – Count Binface

A gamble by Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s populist Reform UK, to trigger an election for his own parliamentary seat could mean the only opponent he will face during campaigning is a man with a trash can on his head, better known as Count Binface. Farage, 62, under investigation in parliament over millions of pounds […]

Nigel Farage quits as MP to force by-election that he will run in amid furore over unregistered donations

Tory leader accuses him of a ‘hissy fit’ while Restore rival also criticises Reform UK leader

By David Hughes, David Lynch and Nina Lloyd

Farage wagers he can outrun his troubles with election ploy

By quitting amid a probe into finances he received in the run-up to the 2024 election, the Reform leader is choosing to fight a by-election on his own terms.

Nigel Farage's only by-election rival looks like it's going to be a guy dressed as a bin

With other major parties not fielding a candidate it looks like the ‘establishment’ Farage faces is Count Binface.

UK party accuses Kemi Badenoch of running scared over MP Farage’s resignation

Reform UK accuses Kemi Badenoch of Read More: https://punchng.com/uk-party-accuses-kemi-badenoch-of-running-scared-over-mp-farages-resignation/

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