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Labour leads Reform in yet another poll days before Nigel Farage faces crucial Clacton by-election

Voters will cast their ballots on Thursday in a race in which the former Ukip leader takes on Count Binface

The Independent UK

Pilot pulls off Count Binface stunt for Clacton byelection

Plane spends 30 minutes off the Essex coast marking out shape of a bin in apparent tribute to Nigel Farage’s rival

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer: the super sub Fifa needs

Brief letters: Fifa presidency | Humanist funeral | AI cab confusion | Clacton byelection | Standing up for pubs

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Pilot’s flight path draws bin shape above Clacton days before Farage v Count Binface by-election

It is not known who piloted the plane, which spent around half an hour drawing the flight path on Saturday

The Independent UK

Count Binface and friends back in action

For those who enjoy a touch of absurdity in the murky world of politics there is a by-election in Clacton on the Essex coast of England this week that should fit the bill.

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Clacton locals feel disrespected in ‘Farage-vs-Binface’ race

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The Independent UK

Clacton feels like the butt of a bad joke. ‘I saw Count Binface being interviewed – it made me really angry’

ON THE GROUND : There are a record 34 candidates standing in Clacton-on-Sea’s by-election – but many voters say they feel nobody is taking them seriously. Nicole Wootton-Cane speaks to residents to find out what the election means beyond Farage versus Count Binface

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When is the Clacton by-election? Nigel Farage’s showdown with Count Binface is soon

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The Independent UK

Badenoch vows ‘serious’ Tory candidate for Clacton if Farage probe leads to second by-election

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The Independent UK

Badenoch vows to put forward ‘serious Tory candidate’ in Clacton to face Reform UK – on one condition

The Conservative Party leader made the pledge in an open letter to Clacton voters a week before the by-election

The Independent UK

Clacton by-election poll tracker: Could Count Binface deliver a huge upset to Nigel Farage?

Two thirds of people in Clacton said they would vote for Nigel Farage if the by-election was held tomorrow

The Independent UK

Count Binface’s musical party election broadcast features Toby Carvery, ice cream, and amusements

Count Binface has just released a musical party election broadcast filled with digs at Nigel Farage ahead of the upcoming Clacton by-election.

The Independent UK

This is your in-flight comedian speaking

Brief letters: Jimmy Cricket | Creative science | Clacton vote | Humanists and humanity | Short showers

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage to face 33 rival candidates in the Clacton by-election

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Nigel Farage’s popularity is plummeting. In Clacton, voters say they are losing faith

ON THE GROUND : Nigel Farage’s popularity is at its lowest point since the 2024 election, and next week he faces a by-election of his own making. Nicole Wootton-Cane speaks to voters in Clacton about why they are losing faith in the Reform UK leader

The National (Scotland)

Clacton by-election candidate pulls out after facing 'barrage of threats'

A candidate in the upcoming Clacton by-election has stepped down from the race after facing a 'barrage of threats'

The Conversation

Count Binface: why Britain’s ‘joke’ election candidates deserve to be taken seriously

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s decision to resign his Clacton seat and force a by-election, amid scrutiny over his personal finances, has produced one of the odder spectacles in recent British politics. With every other major party declining to stand and despite a record 34 candidates running, his most prominent…

The Guardian - UK

‘Clacton voters need a serious person’: the independent candidates taking on Nigel Farage – and Count Binface

Attieh Fard and Andy Erlam make their byelection pitch to voters, but Reform UK’s leader is conspicuously absent

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The Independent UK

New polling reveals Count Binface support ahead of Clacton by-election

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Evening Standard

Farage urged to ‘come clean’ as fresh questions raised over £5 million gift

It casts new doubt on his defence for not declaring a £5 million gift from crypto-billionaire and Reform donor Christopher Harborne.

The Independent UK

Farage urged to ‘come clean’ after facing new questions over £5 million gift

Report casts fresh doubt on Farage’s defence for not declaring a £5 million gift from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne

The Guardian - UK

‘The lead singer is unavailable’: is Nigel Farage spending his summer in hiding?

The Reform UK leader is keeping a low profile and his approval ratings have sunk since Burnham took office. What’s the outlook for the Clacton byelection?

The National (Scotland)

Count Binface reveals full manifesto ahead of Clacton by-election

Count Binface has revealed his full twenty-point manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election, including standing in at Eurovision

The Guardian - UK

Polls open in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection overshadowed by new PM and Farage’s antics

Labour’s Bev Craig expected to win contest that lost column inches to Andy Burnham’s ascent and Reform UK leader’s self-imposed Clacton vote

The Guardian - UK

I’ve seen what can confound Farage on his home turf: optimism. People need a politics that offers them that

You can’t blame his constituents in Clacton for their pessimism – because they have been let down for years, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

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