Nigel Farage's main rival in the Clacton by-election looks set to be Count Binface, a comedy candidate with a bin on his head, as the main Westminster parties have declined to take part.

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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