Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage declared a "resounding victory" early Friday but said he would not attend the official result announcement in an unusual by-election that pitted him against joke candidate Count Binface.

Britain's Count Binface, a man wearing a metallic rubbish bin over his head, challenges far right politician Nigel Farage on Thursday in the Clacton by-election, sparked by the…

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