Count Binface and the serious political message behind the UK’s ‘joke’ candidates

A man in a bin costume standing against a Reform politician once considered a ’fringe’ candidate offers a window into the shifting boundaries of British politics

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s decision to resign his Clacton seat and force a by-election, amid scrutiny over his personal finances, has produced one of the odder spectacles in recent British politics. With every other major party declining to stand and despite a record 34 candidates running, his most prominent chall

Attieh Fard and Andy Erlam make their byelection pitch to voters, but Reform UK’s leader is conspicuously absent In the town square in Clacton, in the blazing midday sunshine, some of the candidates for the upcoming byelection made their pitch to a scattering of potential voters, passing Deliveroo drivers and a giant g

Fifth of voters plan to back Count Binface rather than Nigel Farage  The Times