World Jul 08, 2026 · 1 min read

Count Binface on Clacton byelection: ‘I didn’t know old Farage was going to self-detonate’

Parody candidate, expected to be Reform leader’s only challenger for seat, suggests ‘perhaps it’s all a fever dream’Count Binface had been looking forward to a relaxing journey back to his home planet of Sigma IX when Nigel Farage dropped a political bombshell on Tuesday.Instead, Britain’s hottest n...

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The Guardian
by Ben Quinn Political correspondent
Count Binface on Clacton byelection: ‘I didn’t know old Farage was going to self-detonate’

Parody candidate, expected to be Reform leader’s only challenger for seat, suggests ‘perhaps it’s all a fever dream’

Count Binface had been looking forward to a relaxing journey back to his home planet of Sigma IX when Nigel Farage dropped a political bombshell on Tuesday.

Instead, Britain’s hottest new political property said he was left with no choice but to perform a swift intergalactic handbrake turn when news broke that Farage had resigned as MP for Clacton, triggering the possibility of a byelection in the English coastal constituency he has represented since 2024.

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