Nigel Farage last night insisted he is fighting a 'real election'. He spoke out after his by-election gamble left him facing off against Count Binface, a man dressed as a bin.

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.

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