A special election is taking place Thursday in the seaside town of Clacton, just east of London. The election was triggered last month by Nigel Farage, the leader of the anti-immigration party Reform UK.

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.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is running in a special election where his main opponent is a man dressed like a dustbin.