Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom, Aug 13, 2026 (AFP) - Farage and Count Binface go head-to-head in snap UK poll

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2026-08-13

Polls opened Thursday in an eastern England by-election that pits hard-right leader Nigel Farage -- often touted as a potential future British prime minister -- against perennial joke candidate Count Binface in a vote shunned by the country's main political parties. Polling stations in the eastern Essex constituency of Clacton opened at 7:00 am (0600 GMT) with Farage up against 33 fringe candidates, most prominently Binface, who welcomed the day......

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