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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bishop

Count Binface pledges to run against Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election: ‘I’m game’

Count Binface has pledged to run against Nigel Farage, after the Reform UK leader resigned as an MP to trigger a by-election in Clacton.

The move has been condemned by Sir Keir Starmer as a “political stunt”, and Labour, Lib Dems, the Conservatives, Greens and Restore Britain have already ruled out submitting candidates.

Count Binface, the only other candidate in the race, told BBC Breakfast on Wednesday (8 July) that he was “game” to take on the challenge.

Asked if he had a message to the parties that have decided not to run, he said: “That’s democracy, isn’t it? They can choose to run away from my binificence and magnificence. Or maybe they just noticed that Nigel is up to a rather peculiar hissy fit.”

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