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Farage Resigns, Faces Satirical Alien Candidate in By-Election

7/11/2026

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Nigel Farage resigned his Clacton seat on July 10 2026 to trigger a by-election.
He will stand again, facing Count Binface, a satirical candidate who claims to be a 5,000-year-old intergalactic alien.
All parties will not field candidates, calling the vote a stunt, while Binface’s manifesto proposes nationalising Adele and renaming London Bridge after Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Local residents gave reactions, with some retirees backing Farage and an unemployed voter calling his candidacy a joke.

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Nigel Farage resigned his Clacton seat on July 10 2026 to trigger a by-election.
He will stand again, facing Count Binface, a satirical candidate who claims to be a 5,000-year-old intergalactic alien.
All parties will not field candidates, calling the vote a stunt, while Binface’s manifesto proposes nationalising Adele and renaming London Bridge after Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
Local residents gave reactions, with some retirees backing Farage and an unemployed voter calling his candidacy a joke.