Count Binface has pledged to run against Nigel Farage, after the Reform UK leader resigned as an MP to trigger a by-election in Clacton. The move has been condemned by Sir Keir Starmer as a “political stunt”, and Labour, Lib Dems, the Conservatives, Greens and Restore Britain have already ruled out submitting candidates. Count Binface, the only other candidate in the race, told BBC Breakfast on Wednesday (8 July) that he was “game” to take on the challenge. Asked if he had a message to the parties that have decided not to run, he said: “That’s democracy, isn’t it? They can choose to run away from my binificence and magnificence. Or maybe they just noticed that Nigel is up to a rather peculiar hissy fit.”

The Reform leader had faced intense security over his financial arrangements

The Reform UK leader dramatically triggered the by-election in his Essex seat after quitting as an MP amid growing pressure on him to come clean about his finances.

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"I've decided that the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions," Farage said. "It's a chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment". #EuropeNews

The resignation will trigger a by-election in the coastal electorate of Clacton, which Farage says he will contest.

Nigel Farage has announced he is resigning from the House of Commons to fight a by-election in Clacton. In a 16-minute live statement from Milbank Tower, the Reform leader gave…

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Reform UK leader to stand down as MP for Clacton and run again in subsequent by-election, as he tries to get ahead of donations row

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The Reform UK leader said he would contest a ‘people versus the establishment’ by-election in the Clacton constituency

Nigel Farage resigned as a member of the British parliament on Tuesday to force a by-election amid intense scrutiny of his financial arrangements. In a statement, the Brexit…

Within hours Mr Farage was left with egg on his face as political parties of all colours - including Labour, the Tories, the Liberal Democrats, and right-wing Restore - announced…

Comedian and “independent space warrior” Count Binface hails from a long line of British joke candidates.

Major parties boycott the Clacton by-election, boosting Farage's chances. Farage to win at 95.4% YES.

Will Nigel farage’s Clacton gambit see him win big, or could this be the one that backfires?

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been snubbed by all main parties over his 'desperate' Clacton by-election stunt - with only Count Binface announcing he will stand against the…

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Farage's rivals will not contest the Clacton by-election. Farage winning at 94.6% YES.

Nigel Farage called for a 'people versus the establishment' contest amid a flurry of questions about his finances and an undeclared £5million gift from a crypto-billionaire.

With the main parties refusing to run in Nigel Farage’s ‘fake’ by-election, the alternative candidate who promised to have people who play loud music on public transport to be…