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D-Day for Farage and Count Binface in UK poll

LONDON - Voters in eastern England head to the polls on Thursday for a by-election triggered by hard-right Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, but amid a boycott by mainstream parties his main rival is a joke candidate called Count Binface.

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Reform UK's Farage and joke candidate Count Binface go head-to-head in local by-election

Voters cast their ballots Thursday in a local English election pitting Brexit backer Nigel Farage against a collection of independents, jokers and single-issue candidates, including a comedian dressed as a dustbin, in a test of opposition ‌to the Reform UK leader's brand of populist politics.

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Farage set for Count Binface showdown in Clacton by-election as he aims for Westminster return

The Reform UK leader quit as an MP to trigger the contest in protest at media and parliamentary scrutiny of donations from his backers

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Farage hopes to return to Parliament as Clacton votes on his future

Nigel Farage is widely expected to win the by-election he triggered, with the main Westminster parties boycotting the contest.

Evening Standard

Politicians among mourners at funeral service for Ann Widdecombe

Family, friends and colleagues attend service at Buckfast Abbey, which former MP described as her ‘safe haven’

The Guardian - UK

UK poll tracker: Nigel Farage’s Reform slips in polls as party’s conference starts

About six in ten Britons believe Reform is an untrustworthy party

The Independent UK

BBC is 'failing public' on climate reporting, says Zack Polanski

THE BBC is "failing" the public in its climate reporting, Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said, after the broadcaster opted not to…

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Why the latest Westminster polling in Scotland is a setback for Andy Burnham

THE Westminster voting intention numbers in The National's new full-scale Scottish poll from Find Out Now are the first meaningful…

The National (Scotland)

Family, friends and colleagues attend funeral of former MP Ann Widdecombe

Mourners could be seen wearing black as they arrived at the requiem mass at Buckfast Abbey in Devon.

Evening Standard

Here’s who would win in a nationwide Farage-vs-Binface contest

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The Independent UK

Scottish Tories accused of 'scapegoating' bilingual children in 'pathetic' attack

The Scottish Tories have been accused of 'scapegoating' bilingual children after an MSP warned that an increase in the number of pupils…

The National (Scotland)

Is hope back? Why it’s such an important part of Andy Burnham’s big plan

Andy Burnham is embarking on a tour of the UK where he will champion a “ten-year plan to bring back hope”. This has been the language of the early stages of the Burnham premiership – in his first speech in Downing Street, he proclaimed it the moment when “Britain starts…

The Conversation

Bridget Phillipson condemns Richard Tice’s ‘chilling attempt to silence free press’

Labour chair says Reform deputy leader is trying to harass journalists over reporting on his financial affairs

The Guardian - UK

Clacton by-election result live: Nigel Farage’s £5m ‘gift’ investigation reopened by watchdog after election win

The Reform UK leader claimed there was a ‘credible threat’ against him attending the count

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Count Binface would beat Nigel Farage in Clacton if all Britons could vote in by-election, poll finds

Satirical character Count Binface has emerged as Farage’s main rival in Clacton

The Independent UK

What time is the Clacton by-election result announced and is there an exit poll?

The clacton by-election will be held on 13 August and will have a total of 34 candidates

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage v Count Binface: Reform leader's battle to avoid Clacton by-election humiliation goes global

Media from Australia, Japan, Greece, France, Finland, Germany, Spain and Ireland have expressed interest in attending the Clacton by-election count

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled – now the nationalist tide can be turned

There are more votes in tolerance and decency than in toxic division. It doesn’t take a great leap of political courage to fight back against Reform, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Count Binface, the satirical UK candidate challenging far-right Farage

Britain's Count Binface, a man wearing a metallic rubbish bin over his head, challenges far-right politician Nigel Farage on Thursday in the Clacton by-election sparked by the Reform UK leader's shock resignation from his post in July. None of the UK's mainstream political parties are fielding candidates, so the outlandish…

The Guardian - UK

Richard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the Guardian

Reform deputy leader condemned for seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal reporter’s sources

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Farage is the joke’: Readers have their say ahead of Clacton by-election

YOUR VIEWS: Ahead of Thursday’s Clacton by-election, readers tell us Nigel Farage has done little for the town since 2024 – and many suspect he called the vote to dodge scrutiny of his finances

International Business Times UK

Nigel Farage Quit His UK Seat Amid Financial Probe and Now Faces Count Binface to Win It Back

Nigel Farage faces Count Binface in the Clacton by-election after quitting his seat amid a parliamentary probe into his finances.

The Independent UK

Farage rebukes Reform MP over ‘treason’ attack on former defence secretary

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The National (Scotland)

Reform UK charge astonishing sum for 'champagne breakfast with Nigel Farage'

ARE you a rank bad yin with £3000 burning a hole in your pocket?

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage reprimands Reform’s Zia Yusuf for calling former defence secretary a ‘traitor’

Attack was aimed at Ben Wallace, a former soldier who served in Northern Ireland

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