Latest polls say extra Brits would reasonably see Binface win in Clacton than Farage
A nationwide poll suggests Count Binface, the bin-headed ‘space warrior’ candidate, is now the public’s pick to beat Nigel Farage in Clacton, as Farage is hit by sleaze claims
Mayor of London election candidate Count Binface(Image: Aaron Chown/PA Wire)
The “space warrior” with a bin on his head who has gripped the nation is continuing to humiliated Nigel Farage in the court of public opinion.
As a result, a new national poll is now showing more Brits would rather see Count Binface win in Clacton than the Reform UK leader. The Ipsos poll, published on Friday (July 10), found 33% of British adults would prefer Count Binface to take the Clacton seat in next month’s by-election.
Just 21% said they want Farage re-elected as MP. It comes as the Reform UK leader faces intensifying scrutiny over his finances. Morevoer, the public isn’t buying his defence.
A separate YouGov snap poll suggests 73% of Britons now describe him as “sleazy”, with 56% branding him “very sleazy”. Even more damaging for Farage: 74% of people told YouGov the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner should continue investigating his financial affairs.
And that is even if he wins the by-election. This comes after the announcement that the by-election in Clacton triggered by Farage’s decision to quit and fight to regain his seat will be held on August 13, Tendring District Council has announced.
The race was set in motion on Thursday morning (July 9), when Reform UK Chief Whip Lee Anderson moved the writ in the House of Commons, the Daily Star previously reported. Under the rules, polling day must fall within 21 to 27 working days of the writ being moved – putting the vote in a mid-August window.
Reform had pushed for an earlier date of 6 August, but the final call now sits with the local authority. The by-election is happening because Farage resigned as MP for Clacton.
He then immediately announced he would stand again in the vote he created. The Reform UK leader is pitching the contest as a “people versus the establishment”.
But critics have branded the move a blatant publicity stunt, accusing Farage of trying to turn the by-election into a political circus while a parliamentary standards investigation continues into an alleged £5million funding scandal, Al Jazeera reported. In a jaw-dropping twist, the biggest parties have refused to play.
Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens are all boycotting the contest, arguing that standing candidates would only “validate” Farage’s attempt to make the vote a distraction, the BBC reported. Chancellor Rachel Reeves signed off the resignation under historic parliamentary rules, but took a sharp swipe at the Reform boss, describing the whole episode as a “farce” and a “desperate distraction”.
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