Farage's political stunt leaves him facing Count Binface in polls

A man dressed as a rubbish bin emerges as Farage’s biggest rival

Labour and the Conservative Party have mocked Farage for calling a byelection and have chosen not to stand candidates against him. Count Binface saw his chance. “I am Binevitable,” he posted.

Can Nigel Farage win as the anti-establishment candidate when his only opponent is a man with a dustbin on his head?

I will not be backing Count Binface in this by-election, I suspect at best he will pick up enough votes to be embarrassing for Nigel Farage but nowhere near close to winning. But the jokes and memes write themselves if it does become Count Binface v Nigel Farage. TSE PS – The headline was taken from Jessica Elgot’s excellent Tweet.

Only Count Binface willing to take on Farage in his ‘fake and pathetic’ by-election

As it stands, only Count Binface will run against Farage

Could Farage lose his seat to Count Binface? By-election descends into farce as everyone except comedy candidate pulls out

Could Farage lose his seat to Count Binface? By-election descends into farce as everyone except comedy candidate pulls out

Farage vs Count Binface: how UK hard-right leader’s poll gambit could backfire

British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage faces the embarrassing prospect of going head-to-head with perennial joke candidate Count Binface in a by-election after he decided to quit parliament. His surprise move threatened to backfire on Wednesday after other heavyweight parties confirmed they would not contest the vote for Farage’s seat in southeast England. Count Binface, a self-described “intergalactic space warrior”, is the only other person to have said so far that they would run. In a...

Rivals to boycott UK by-election as Farage stands again

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage could face satirical candidate Count Binface after the country's major parties opted to sit out a by-election.

Count Binface Ending Farage's Career Would Be 'Sheer Poetry'

“Binface versus bin juice: no contest.” All the major parties have said they will not field candidates in the byelection in Clacton that Farage forced through after announcing his resignation as an MP on Tuesday, amid media furore over his dodgy finances. And as it stands, his main competition for the seat will be... Count Binface. On Novara Live, George Monbiot told Michael Walker that he’s backing Binface to win. Farage “shouldn’t be anywhere near our politics,” he added.

Amid donations scandal: Nigel Farage resigns as MP for Clacton, triggering byelection

After resigning his Clacton seat amid a standards investigation into millions in undeclared donations, Nigel Farage has triggered a by-election in which he will stand again – but with other parties boycotting, his only confirmed opponent so far is the novelty candidate Count Binface.

Count Binface: The intergalactic warrior who could upend Britain's strangest election

Meet Count Binface: the challenger from another planet taking on Nigel Farage as questions over the Reform UK leader's finances overshadow his election comeback.

WATCH: David Lammy swipes at 'Putin admirer' Nigel Farage ahead of Count Binface contest

Liberal Democrats deputy leader Daisy Cooper has called on David Lammy to heap pressure onto Rachel Reeves to block Nigel Farage's by-election bid.Mr Lammy accused Mr Farage of trying to distract from the fact that he's up to his neck in sleaze with the snap contest.The Labour minister added: He's got serious questions to answer and he can't run away from them. Labour isn't going to be part of this circus.I hear it's the people versus the establishment: the city trader, Putin-admiring professional politician whose pals with crypto billionaires versus Count Binface.WATCH ABOVE. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

Yes, this guy is really on the ballot

He's run against three British prime ministers and now Count Binface is back on the ballot, taking on Nigel Farage. But who is the man behind the bin?

‘A serious risk ’: Nigel Farage may lose Clacton by-election to Count Binface

​GB News host Patrick Christys says there is a “serious risk” Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage loses to Count Binface in the Clacton by-election. ​All other parties have ruled out contesting the Clacton by-election triggered by the resignation of Mr Farage. “It’s kind of backfired because the only person standing against him now is a man named Count Binface who dresses up as a trash bin,” Mr Christys told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. ​“It’s just Farage versus Binface at the moment. “However, there is a serious risk here at the moment… that the man who is leading the party that’s ahead in the polls and is probably going to be the next prime minister loses to a bloke dressed as a dustbin. ​“This is ludicrous, Nigel Farage. I hope he doesn’t, might lose to a bloke dressed as a bin. “It’s all been ridiculous.”

MAGA Ally Quits 24 Hours After Trump Backing

Jonathan Bachman / Jonathan Bachman/Getty ImagesDonald Trump’s embattled ally in the U.K. announced he’s stepping down as an elected official less than 24 hours after the president posted a message of support. Nigel Farage, the 62-year-old leader of the populist right-wing Reform UK party, says he is, bizarrely, resigning as a British member of parliament to trigger a fresh contest for the seat he already holds—a move that will apparently allow him “to stick two fingers up to the establishment.”Farage has faced mounting outcry over a slew of scandals concerning alleged personal donations from high-net-worth individuals and, in one case, a convicted criminal. Trump, 80, had on Monday thrown his weight behind the controversial politician. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Nigel Farage Demands General Election to ‘Fix Broken Britain’

Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing populist Reform UK Party, has published a video demanding that the successor to the resigning Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom be chosen by a general election, not by the sitting Labour MPs. The post Nigel Farage Demands General Election to ‘Fix Broken Britain’ appeared first on Hungarian Conservative.

Nigel Farage Makes Election Gambit After Resignation, Now He Faces A Man With A Trash Can Head

Nigel Farage resigned his seat in Parliament this week, hoping voters would clear his name amid an ethics investigation. Instead, Britain’s populist leader now finds himself campaigning against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who wears a trash can on his head. Farage, leader of the surging Reform UK party, stepped down Tuesday as the member ...

What to know about Nigel Farage, Count Binface and the state of UK politics

Here’s what to know about the recent dramatic development in British politics involving Reform UK leader Nigel Farage...and now, Count Binface. #shorts#politics #uk #countbinface #nigelfarage #election

LIVE: Farage Makes ‘Statement About His Political Future’

Live at 2 p.m, follows a row with Sky News.

Who is Count Binface – the man behind the bin?

He’s currently the only candidate running against Nigel Farage Yesterday, Nigel Farage managed to do what he does best – getting in there and making everything about him. Following a public meltdown after he was asked by a Sky News reporter about undeclared gifts from convicted criminal George Cottrell, he went on to accuse the []

Could Count Binface really beat Farage in Clacton by-election?

Bookmakers have slashed Count Binface’s odds in recent days

MAG: IS HE EVEN ALIVE?

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[Video] NOW - Nigel Farage resigns as MP to force a by-election: "I will fight to win!

NOW - Nigel Farage resigns as MP to force a by-election: I will fight to win!Read here: https://www.disclose.tv/id/yuaio3apcm/@disclosetv

Nigel Farage's main byelection 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.

Meet 'Count Binface,' the trash can-clad comedian challenging Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage's campaign to reclaim his parliamentary seat has become an unusual contest after comedian Count Binface entered the race and major parties declined to run.

U.K. populist leader Farage to quit parliament, seek re-election after gift allegations

'This will be a people versus the establishment by-election,' Nigel Farage said during a televised announcement. 'It is a chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment.' Farage faces scrutiny over financial disclosures as his party continues to lead in polls

‘Not Nigel Farage’: Who is Count Binface, contesting as MP for Clacton, UK?

The joke candidate with a bin-shaped helmet is so far Farage's only challenger in the English constituency of Clacton.

Will Nigel Farage's latest ploy to avoid scrutiny work?

Nigel Farage's latest wheeze to avoid scrutiny is to pose as the anti-establishment candidate in a by-election he himself is initiating. Will it work?

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

For some voters, the possibility of Binface being the Reform UK leader’s sole opponent sums up the situation

Farage quits Commons to fight in by-election boycotted by rivals

The Reform UK leader’s main opponent in the Clacton by-election is likely to be Count Binface.

Reform will struggle to survive if Farage is brought down

Kitty Donaldson: Nigel Farage is facing off against a bevy of scandals – and they could reshape British politics as we know it