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Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in widely mocked election

5 outlets 9 reports 23 hours World
theguardian.com3 aljazeera.com2 bbc.co.uk2 abcnews.com cbsnews.com
13 August 2026
16:54 theguardian.com first
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
14 August 2026
05:18 theguardian.com +10h
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
08:48 abcnews.com +2h
Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in widely mocked election
09:07 aljazeera.com +19m
Nigel Farage defeats Count Binface to reclaim UK parliamentary seat
10:56 bbc.co.uk +1h
Count Binface gets almost 10,000 votes in Clacton by-election
12:27 bbc.co.uk +1h
What do Nigel Farage's constituents think of his re-election?
16:19 cbsnews.com +3h
Count Binface wins hearts, if not the election, in bid to defeat Trump ally
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