The Reform UK leader quit as an MP to trigger the contest in protest at media and parliamentary scrutiny of donations from his backers

Hard-right UK politician Nigel Farage will be fighting for his parliamentary seat Thursday, going head-to-head with parody candidate Count Binface in snap polls.

This week’s seaside showdown against ‘independent space warrior’ Count Binface might be just the start of the Reform leader’s electoral headaches, as Sean O’Grady explains