Count Binface, a candidate in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election, poses for photographers at the Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England, June 29, 2024.
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Meet Count Binface: the challenger from another planet taking on Nigel Farage as questions over the Reform UK leader's finances overshadow his election comeback.
Count Binface, a candidate in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election, poses for photographers at the Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, England, June 29, 2024.
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