Nigel Farage, chairman of Reform UK and Brexit campaigner, is said to have failed to declare donations.Image: keystone
July 9, 2026, 12:17 p.mJuly 9, 2026, 12:17 p.m
He was already on his way home to Sigma9 when Nigel Farage “threw his toys out of the stroller” and his resignation triggered a by-election in Clacton. Without hesitation, he turned his spaceship to announce his candidacy for the election, explains Count Binface BBC.
On Tuesday, Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing populist Reform UK party, announced that he would resign his parliamentary mandate and run again in a by-election. Farage, who recently hit the headlines because of controversial donations, wants to use this by-election to let the citizens of the Clacton constituency judge his actions.
However, critics accuse Farage of using this political stunt to evade an investigation by the parliamentary watchdog. Nigel Farage is said to have received a donation from Thailand-based crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne 5 million pounds have not declared.
Within a short space of time, the Tories, Labour, Restore Britain, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats announced that they would not be running any candidates for this by-election Guardian reported.
Count Binface is running for a seat in the British House of Commons.Image: keystone
Farage’s political stunt, the subsequent reaction of the other parties and an agile spaceship now mean that the citizens of Clacton have the choice between the right-wing populist Nigel Farage and the satirical candidate Count Binface.
Count Binface has already competed in elections several times against British political greats such as Rishi Sunak, Boris Johnson, Theresa May and, most recently, Andy Burnham. However, he doesn’t expect any great opportunities in the reform stronghold. When asked how he wants to convince the people of Clacton, he told the BBC: “I’m not Nigel Farage.” (Nile)