Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom, Aug 14, 2026 (AFP) - UK vote count under way in Farage, Binface showdown

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2026-08-14

Vote counting was under way early Friday after an unusual English by-election shunned by mainstream parties, pitting influential hard-right leader Nigel Farage against Count Binface, a man with a rubbish bin on his head. The snap poll, called when Farage resigned last month from parliament amid scrutiny into his finances, was dismissed by some voters in the eastern constituency of Clacton as a "farce". The main political parties sat out the elect......

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