Nigel Farage reclaimed his Clacton seat with 63% of the vote, but his main rival, Count Binface, took over a quarter, as Farage skipped the count citing security concerns.
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Nigel Farage reclaimed his Clacton seat with 63% of the vote, but his main rival, Count Binface, took over a quarter, as Farage skipped the count citing security concerns.
Nigel Farage reclaimed his Clacton seat with 63% of the vote, but his main rival, Count Binface, took over a quarter, as Farage skipped the count citing security concerns. The Reform UK leader received 22,239 votes in the Clacton by-election, compared with 9,455 for Binface.
Deutsche Welle English reported the story as "UK: Nigel Farage beats a trash can in Clacton by-election." Al Jazeera English reported the story as "Nigel Farage defeats Count Binface to reclaim UK parliamentary seat."
2 sources have covered this story, including Deutsche Welle English and Al Jazeera English. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 10 hours ago.
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