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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
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Brisbane Times
· Jul 9, 2026
Farage’s biggest opponent? A rubbish bin
When Nigel Farage seeks reelection, his most prominent opponent is likely to be comedian Jonathan Harvey, aka Count Binface.
Daily Mail
· Jul 10, 2026
Meet Countess Binface: The mother-of-two comedian married to the man behind the 'intergalactic space warrior' by-election candidate taking on Nigel Farage
Meet Countess Binface: The mother-of-two comedian married to the man behind the 'intergalactic space warrior' by-election candidate taking on Nigel Farage
politicalbetting.com
· Jul 8, 2026
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.
South China Morning Post
· Jul 8, 2026
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...
Al Jazeera
· Jul 9, 2026
‘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.
CNN
· Jul 9, 2026
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?
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Related coverage for "WATCH: David Lammy swipes at 'Putin admirer' Nigel Farage ahead of Count Binface contest": Brisbane Times — Farage’s biggest opponent? A rubbish bin. Daily Mail — Meet Countess Binface: The mother-of-two comedian married to the man behind the 'intergalactic space warrior' by-election candidate taking on Nigel Farage. politicalbetting.com — Can Nigel Farage win as the anti-establishment candidate when his only opponent is a man with a dustbin on his head?. South China Morning Post — Farage vs Count Binface: how UK hard-right leader’s poll gambit could backfire. Al Jazeera — ‘Not Nigel Farage’: Who is Count Binface, contesting as MP for Clacton, UK?. CNN — Yes, this guy is really on the ballot