The public back Binface but Farage only likely to extend his majority as Clacton goes to the polls in farcical by-election that sees 34 on the ballot sheet ⊕
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2026 › August › 12
Clacton
2 days ago
As the people of Clacton head to the polls, 37 per cent of Britons want joke candidate Count Binface to be elected its MP - with just 32 per cent backing Mr Farage.
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Even Reform voters are lamenting Farage making their town 'look a bit of a laughing stock.'
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