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What time is the Clacton by-election result announced and is there an exit poll?

The clacton by-election will be held on 13 August and will have a total of 34 candidates

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage and Count Binface: a visual guide to their electoral careers

Farage was elected to EU parliament five times before becoming Clacton MP, while Binface has been less successful – so far

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage v Count Binface: Reform leader's battle to avoid Clacton by-election humiliation goes global

Media from Australia, Japan, Greece, France, Finland, Germany, Spain and Ireland have expressed interest in attending the Clacton by-election count

Evening Standard

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Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled – now the nationalist tide can be turned

There are more votes in tolerance and decency than in toxic division. It doesn’t take a great leap of political courage to fight back against Reform, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Count Binface, the satirical UK candidate challenging far-right Farage

Britain's Count Binface, a man wearing a metallic rubbish bin over his head, challenges far-right politician Nigel Farage on Thursday in the Clacton by-election sparked by the Reform UK leader's shock resignation from his post in July. None of the UK's mainstream political parties are fielding candidates, so the outlandish…

France 24

Voices: ‘Farage is the joke’: Readers have their say ahead of Clacton by-election

YOUR VIEWS: Ahead of Thursday’s Clacton by-election, readers tell us Nigel Farage has done little for the town since 2024 – and many suspect he called the vote to dodge scrutiny of his finances

The Independent UK

Count Binface on Farage, Flakes, Ferraris, and Clacton

IN THE ROOM INTERVIEW: Two days before an historic by-election in Clacton, the ‘independent space warrior’ sits down with the hosts of In The Room to talk Farage, ice creams, and the royal family. Reported by Maja Anushka

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Nigel Farage Quit His UK Seat Amid Financial Probe and Now Faces Count Binface to Win It Back

Nigel Farage faces Count Binface in the Clacton by-election after quitting his seat amid a parliamentary probe into his finances.

International Business Times UK

In The Room | Count Binface vs Farage: Flakes, Ferraris and the Clacton by-election

With the Clacton by-election just days away, In The Room welcomes perhaps Nigel Farage’s most unusual opponent: Count Binface.

The Independent UK

Farage's Prisoner Deportation Plan Has One Big Problem: He Can't Negotiate the Deal

Nigel Farage proposes deporting foreign prisoners to El Salvador, despite lacking legal authority. His resignation as MP triggered a by-election, with Count Binface emerging as a surprising contender.

International Business Times UK

What does it say about the UK’s pro-Europeans that they hide their message behind a bin?

Voters disillusioned by Brexit should have more options than Nigel Farage or the novelty candidate Count Binface, says journalist and economics commentator Simon Nixon

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage v Count Binface: Reform leader faces 'trashing' unless he pulls off huge Clacton by-election win

Commentary: The most recent benchmark for success at such a bizarre by-election is gaining over 70% of the vote

Evening Standard

Labour leads Reform in yet another poll days before Nigel Farage faces crucial Clacton by-election

Voters will cast their ballots on Thursday in a race in which the former Ukip leader takes on Count Binface

The Independent UK

Pilot pulls off Count Binface stunt for Clacton byelection

Plane spends 30 minutes off the Essex coast marking out shape of a bin in apparent tribute to Nigel Farage’s rival

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Keir Starmer: the super sub Fifa needs

Brief letters: Fifa presidency | Humanist funeral | AI cab confusion | Clacton byelection | Standing up for pubs

The Independent UK

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

Bangkok Post

Count Binface and friends back in action

For those who enjoy a touch of absurdity in the murky world of politics there is a by-election in Clacton on the Essex coast of England this week that should fit the bill.

The Independent UK

Clacton locals feel disrespected in ‘Farage-vs-Binface’ race

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The Independent UK

Clacton feels like the butt of a bad joke. ‘I saw Count Binface being interviewed – it made me really angry’

ON THE GROUND : There are a record 34 candidates standing in Clacton-on-Sea’s by-election – but many voters say they feel nobody is taking them seriously. Nicole Wootton-Cane speaks to residents to find out what the election means beyond Farage versus Count Binface

The Independent UK

When is the Clacton by-election? Nigel Farage’s showdown with Count Binface is soon

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The Independent UK

Badenoch vows ‘serious’ Tory candidate for Clacton if Farage probe leads to second by-election

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The Independent UK

Badenoch vows to put forward ‘serious Tory candidate’ in Clacton to face Reform UK – on one condition

The Conservative Party leader made the pledge in an open letter to Clacton voters a week before the by-election

The Independent UK

Clacton by-election poll tracker: Could Count Binface deliver a huge upset to Nigel Farage?

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

The Independent UK

Count Binface’s musical party election broadcast features Toby Carvery, ice cream, and amusements

Count Binface has just released a musical party election broadcast filled with digs at Nigel Farage ahead of the upcoming Clacton by-election.

The Guardian - UK

This is your in-flight comedian speaking

Brief letters: Jimmy Cricket | Creative science | Clacton vote | Humanists and humanity | Short showers

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