"And Farage has haemorrhaged credibility whether he beats Count Binface or not in a backfiring Clacton gimmick, where the City spiv is a bigger joke than a comic with a dustbin on his head"

Mr Farage dismissed concerns that he could end up being seen as a joke figure over the Clacton by-election after all the main parties refused to field candidates

As Count Binface prepares to take on Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election, Independent readers share their verdict on the man behind the bin – and whether he could actually…