# Nigel Farage wins election but skips stage as Count Binface steals spotlight

https://mins.news/en/video/21961

- Reuters, 2026-08-14 08:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNCdRkMytp8

> Reform UK leader Nigel Farage regained his Clacton seat in a by-election he called to counter allegations of financial impropriety. Comedian Count Binface, however, took the spotlight after winning more than a quarter of the vote.

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