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  • Nigel Farage arrives to cast his vote during the Clacton byelection on 13 August 2026.

    The Guardian view on Nigel Farage: Clacton cannot acquit him

  • Andy Burnham speaks with Chief Fire Officer Simon Tuhill during a visit to the West Midlands Fire Service on Friday

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    UK politics: Country a ‘tinderbox’, says Burnham, as he calls in military and bans disposable barbecues – as it happened

  • Byelection candidates Count Binface (left) and Nigel Farage

    Politics Weekly UK
    Farage wins Clacton byelection, but was it worth it? – podcast

    Podcast23:40
  • Count Binface raises his arms while stood next to a Monster Raving Loony party member and some other candidates

    ‘Disgraceful’: what one election photo tells us about British politics in 2026

  • Farage declares victory over Count Binface in Clacton byelection – video

    Video2:17

  • First Edition newsletter
    Friday briefing: ​Nigel Farage’s Clacton ​circus ​is finally over, but ​his ​financial ​reckoning ​is just beginning

    Newsletter

  • Nigel Farage wins Clacton byelection in contest boycotted by other main parties

  • Count Binface graffiti seen on Clacton pier on 13 August.

    Nigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in Clacton

    Leader of Reform UK on course to defeat Count Binface and an assortment of fringe candidates as polls close in Essex
  • Count Binface and Nigel Farage

    Polls close in Clacton byelection where Nigel Farage faces slew of fringe candidates

    Longest ballot in UK voting history features likes of Count Binface and Howling Laud Hope alongside Reform leader
  • Nicola Jennings on the Clacton byelection – cartoon

    Guardian Opinion cartoon
    Nicola Jennings on Nigel Farage, Count Binface and the Clacton byelection – cartoon

    Voting closes at 10pm on Thursday in the Essex constituency’s byelection
  • Count Binface in costume beside Farage speaking with raised hands

    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
  • Nicola Jennings on a partial solar eclipse on the eve of the Clacton byelection – cartoon

    Guardian Opinion cartoon
    Nicola Jennings on a partial solar eclipse on the eve of the Clacton byelection – cartoon

    The most dramatic eclipse the UK has seen in decades occurs as Nigel Farage faces up to Count Binface
  • The pilot’s flight path follows the shape of a bin

    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
  • Attieh Fard speaks into a megaphone during a street hustings at 'Clacton Speakers Corner', near the pier in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.

    ‘Clacton voters need a serious person’: the independent candidates taking on Nigel Farage – and Count Binface

    Attieh Fard and Andy Erlam make their byelection pitch to voters, but Reform UK’s leader is conspicuously absent
  • Nigel Farage in Frinton-On-Sea.

    ‘The lead singer is unavailable’: is Nigel Farage spending his summer in hiding?

    The Reform UK leader is keeping a low profile and his approval ratings have sunk since Burnham took office. What’s the outlook for the Clacton byelection?

July 2026

  • Wayne Rooney in a dark jacket holds a yellow BBC Sport microphone at a sports ground

    Brief letters
    A World Cup that England could actually win

    Brief letters: The Hindsight Trophy | Pondering The Hay Wain | Sam Neill’s kind face | Policy idea for Count Binface | Labrador munchies
  • Ella Baron on Nigel Farage and the World Cup – cartoon

    Guardian Opinion cartoon
    Ella Baron on Nigel Farage and the World Cup – cartoon

    The great buildup to England’s semi-final with Argentina in Atlanta dominates the day

    • double quotation markCount Binface represents the Silly Sausage Britain I know and love

      Sofie Jenkinson

    • Brief letters
      The only thing you really need to take part in parkrun

    • ‘He goes a bit funny if you use his real name’: the unstoppable rise of Count Binface

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