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Nigel Farage defeats Count Binface to reclaim UK parliamentary seat

4 outlets 7 reports 18 hours World
theguardian.com3 aljazeera.com2 abcnews.com variety.com
13 August 2026
16:54 theguardian.com first
Polls open in Clacton, where Farage spent more than £10,000 in byelection against Count Binface – as it happened
18:44 theguardian.com +1h
Nicola Jennings on Nigel Farage, Count Binface and the Clacton byelection – cartoon
14 August 2026
05:18 theguardian.com +10h
Nigel Farage says he won’t attend count in Clacton byelection against Count Binface - UK politics live
06:38 aljazeera.com +1h
Al Jazeera speaks to Count Binface as Farage claims Clacton victory
08:48 abcnews.com +2h
Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in widely mocked election
09:07 aljazeera.com +19m
Nigel Farage defeats Count Binface to reclaim UK parliamentary seat
11:21 variety.com +2h
Nigel Farage Documentary ‘Where Does the Money Come From?’ Set at U.K. Broadcaster 5 as Parliamentary Standards Watchdog Reopens Finance Probe
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