Nigel Farage's big by-election gamble looks to be backfiring today after the main parties vowed to ignore the 'stunt' – leaving him facing a showdown with Count Binface.The Reform UK leader - who was this afternoon confimed to have officially quit as an MP - is set to spend the summer duking it out with a comedy character on the streets of Clacton in Essex after he tried to trigger a 'people versus the establishment' contest.Reform today said it planned to move the writ for an August 6 by-election, the day after Mr Farage dramatically announced he was seeking a new mandate as he fights to escape a flurry of questions about his finances, including an undeclared £5million gift from a crypto-billionaire. He was straight out on the campaign trail in Frinton-on-Sea this afternoon. But Labour, the Conservatives, Lib Dems, Greens and Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain have all now refused to stand.Instead, they will wait for the result of an investigation by Parliament's independent standards commissioner, which could force another by-election in a few months.Perennial novelty candidate Binface – who describes himself as a 5,900-year-old space warrior and has policy pledges including 'nationalise Adele' – will be Mr Farage's main competition this time around. He joked: 'Game on, Nige'. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch trolled that Binface would be the 'people's candidate', while Andy Burnham also had some fun at Mr Farage's expense. 'Always worth knowing when bin day is,' he posted on X. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that Mr Farage would not be blocked from becoming Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead – the arcane way MPs have to resign from the Commons. 'If he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him,' she added.The Treasury later announced that Ms Reeves had 'appointed Nigel Paul Farage to be Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead', as it confirmed his exit from Parliament.However, the defiant Reform chief told reporters that his opponents were not taking part because they knew they would 'lose'. Although his prospects of victory appear remote, bookies have trimmed Binface's odds to 5-1 from 50-1 overnight. In another worrying sign for Mr Farage, a YouGov poll has suggested the public are heavily opposed to the by-election – and do not believe he has been honest about his finances. Nigel Farage's big by-election gamble is at risk of backfiring after the main parties vowed to ignore the 'stunt'. But the Reform leader was straight out on the campaign trail in Frinton-on-Sea today Mr Farage could be left fighting it out with novelty candidate Count Binface (pictured at the Makerfield by-election), who joked: 'Game on, Nige' Count Binface is already hamming up the prospect of his showdown with Mr Farage