Nigel Farage has billed his byelection as a clash with the powers that be. To wit: Laurence Fox, a naked celebrity and a man with a bin on his head, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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

After Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats said they will not stand candidates, Mr Farage's only confirmed challenger is the satirical candidate Count Binface