Nigel Farage looks set to face fringe candidates including comedy candidate Count Binface, a 40-something who describes himself as an 'intergalactic space warrior'

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.

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

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

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

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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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…

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UK News: As Britain's major political parties boycott the upcoming Clacton by-election, social media has turned the contest into a meme fest, with \"Vote Binfac.

Kemi Badenoch accuses Farage of ‘fake by-election’ as independent parties left to take the Reform leader on

Reform UK leader dubbed the vote as the ‘people versus the establishment’ but no other major parties will contest the Clacton by-election

British anti-immigrant politician Nigel Farage faces the embarrassing prospect of going head-to-head with perennial joke candidate Count Binface in a snap election after he…

The shock announcement that he was stepping down came as Farage is the subject of a parliamentary probe over the non-disclosure of a €5.8 million donation from a Thailand-based…

Main parties boycott vote as distraction ploy, leaving only a satirical challenger

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…

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What do Nigel Farage’s Clacton constituents think about his resignation? The Independent headed to the seaside resort town on Wednesday (8 July), 24 hours after Mr Farage…

Reform leader Nigel Farage's resignation has been made official as his 'desperate' Clacton by-election stunt continues with only Count Binface announcing he will stand against him