Pilot’s flight path draws bin shape above Clacton days before Farage v Count Binface by-election

It is not known who piloted the plane, which spent around half an hour drawing the flight path on Saturday

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

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BBC Verify takes a look at the serial candidates standing in Clacton, how they fared in previous elections, and whether they have ever won enough votes to get their deposits back.