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Nigel Farage says he won’t attend count in Clacton byelection against Count Binface - UK politics live

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theguardian.com11 aljazeera.com2 abcnews.com bbc.co.uk
12 August 2026
20:02 theguardian.com first
Ella Baron on Nigel Farage’s byelection of convenience – cartoon
13 August 2026
16:54 theguardian.com +20h
Polls open in Clacton, where Farage spent more than £10,000 in byelection against Count Binface – as it happened
18:44 theguardian.com +1h
Nicola Jennings on Nigel Farage, Count Binface and the Clacton byelection – cartoon
23:37 theguardian.com +4h
Polls close in Clacton byelection where Nigel Farage faces slew of fringe candidates
23:56 theguardian.com +19m
Nigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in Clacton
14 August 2026
05:18 theguardian.com +5h
Nigel Farage says he won’t attend count in Clacton byelection against Count Binface - UK politics live
06:38 aljazeera.com +1h
Al Jazeera speaks to Count Binface as Farage claims Clacton victory
07:07 theguardian.com +28m
Nigel Farage wins Clacton byelection in contest boycotted by every other major party
08:48 abcnews.com +1h
Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in widely mocked election
09:07 aljazeera.com +19m
Nigel Farage defeats Count Binface to reclaim UK parliamentary seat
10:25 theguardian.com +1h
Futile Clacton byelection has done Farage no favours
10:56 bbc.co.uk +30m
Count Binface gets almost 10,000 votes in Clacton by-election
15:54 theguardian.com +4h
Farage wins Clacton byelection, but was it worth it? – podcast
18:18 theguardian.com +2h
Martin Rowson on Nigel Farage and the Clacton byelection – cartoon
19:06 theguardian.com +48m
The Guardian view on Nigel Farage: Clacton cannot acquit him | Editorial
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