Pilot draws eight-mile-long bin above Clacton ahead of Farage by-election

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 9, 2026 12:22pm Updated August 9, 2026 12:22pm The bin was traced off the Clacton coast yesterday afternoon (Picture: Flightradar/Count Binface) With just four days to go until Clacton goes to the polls in Nigel Farage’s by-election, one pilot has gone to extreme

By-election candidate Kai Stephens and a group of far-right protesters from the British Democrats attempted to light pyrotechnics on the timber-decked Clacton Pier

Two thirds of people in Clacton said they would vote for Nigel Farage if the by-election was held tomorrow

The Tories are not standing in next week's election, triggered by Nigel Farage's resignation.

Nigel Farage will face off against Count Binface next week after quitting his seat in the Commons to force a by-election in the south-east of England.