Count Binface has a genuine chance against Nigel Farage!

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Sounds crazy but…

None of the major parties are competing…

Farage won Clacton with 46% of the vote…

If the 54% united together to vote for Binface, we could have the most preposterous election outcome of all time!

I reckon this could get some genuine momentum… all the other parties would LOVE this result, and even if they didn’t actively campaign for it, would surely quietly be gunning for Binface to win.

Crazy as it seems, I think this is genuinely a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity for those that want to see Nigel Farage’s career ended, once and for all. 54% of voters didn’t vote for him in 2024… Since then Reform have lost a decent slice of their support to Restore.

Consevative, Labour, Green, LD and Restore voters all hate the man. Why wouldn’t they choose to be part of making him history, rather than sit it out and help propel him to Downing Street.

Its bonkers but it makes sense for those who aren’t Reform voters and hate Farage.

Nationally, Farage’s popularity ratings are only ever so slightly better than Starmer!

I don't usually hold with comedy candidates and undermining deomocracy, but as Farage has basically said that's what his intentions were when he stepped down, I'd love to see it this time.

If it had been a "normal" by-election, I don't think Farage would have won as much as 46%. Reform are not as popular as they were in the polls and there must be some voters who are turned off by alll the dodgy dealings and the shenanigans over this election, and another element who'd like to see Farage gone at any cost. So I do think Binface has a chance, in what is likely to be a low turnout.

I agree Binface has a real chance. He will benefit from the momentum from anti-Farage campaigns and media, and he offers an alternative to not voting or spoiled ballots.

Cometh the hour, cometh the man!

A delicious lose-lose for Farage. Standing against an intergalactic immigrant who presumably arrived on a small spaceship.

If Farage wins against Count Binface, spouting about his mandate from the people looks pretty farcical.

And if he loses...

Looking forward to the hustings. If Farage goes head to head with Count Binface, I'd pay to watch that. And if he refuses to face him, he's running scared of a man with a bin for a head.

Clacton desperately needs support, and the majority of voters in Clacton who did not vote for Reform deserve so much better than Farage. If BInface indeed steps up as a constituency MP, that is more than Farage has done.

Good luck Clacton.

Well, the calibre of voter is reflected in the calibre of MP.

British voters have form for spotting an absurd situation and taking it to the nth degree. After Boaty McBoatface and that monkey mascot getting elected mayor of Hartlepool nothing would surprise me.

Arguably this by-election is no more of a farce than Makerfield, which made a mockery of the democratic process. Is Burnham going to hold constituency surgeries and represent the interests of local residents in parliament? Of course not. He was there to get fast-tracked to No 10.

A system that can be abused so cynically without technically breaking any rules deserves to be mocked.

Errr,Zack Polanski !!!!!!!

As opposed to the incumbent joke MP?

Well played to the main parties for boycotting this stunt.

Leaves Farage unable to capitalise in any way. He'll look so unserious having to campaign against Binface (and yet will have to actually put some effort into it) - it exposes him as just as much of a clown candidate. Binface will troll him all the way. Winning won't matter and losing would be hilarious.

I love it. The perfect answer to Farage trying to claim 'the establishment' are against him, despite him also being an ex-banker who has a grump on because he's being asked about his 5m bribe.

And having the gall to call on 'the people' in Clacton despite doing exactly fuck all for them in two years.

Do it for Britain, Binface 🇬🇧

I am very proud to say that the first Official Monster Raving Loony candidate to actually be elected was Alan Hope who was elected to the Town Council of my home town Ashburton in Devon in 1987.
I'd love the chance to vote for a candidate from that type of party instead of Nigel Farage!

A few things to note:

As an MP Farage cannot "resign" from Parliament - he has to formally ask Parliament to be appointed to one of two posts; the Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds or of the Manor of Northstead. Parliament could refuse to do this in light of the possible pending investigations into Farage's "donations" - although Farage would then no doubt scream about being stitched up by the Establishment.

Farage has said that he would stand in the by-election but what he says and what he does can be two very different things. Being an MP comes with scrutiny and responsibilities - Farage would far rather stand on the outside lobbing rocks at the Westminster greenhouse than be forced to sit inside in the full view of the public and be held accountable for his actions. If there is any chance that he might not be re-elected he'll make up some excuses blaming everyone and anyone, not stand and then bugger off to see his mates in Thailand and the USA where he can lick his wounds and count his money.

There is also seemingly a power battle going on within Reform itself, with Farage at the centre. There is a chance that an anti-Farage group within Reform might actually want to block his candidacy. Honest Bob Jenrick seems to be very keen on his own chances of being leader of the party and one day getting the keys of Number 10, having already been to f* off by the Conservatives.

Burnham has already held a constituency surgery. If he becomes PM, and follows the lead of Starmer, he'll still hold them but they'll be appointment only because of security.

Farage doesn't hold any face-to-face surgeries because of 'security concerns'.

Do you think PMs don’t represent their constituents? Most PM still manage some local surgeries, I believe Theresa May was an excellent constituency MP. No need to think AB won’t be. Unless, you are just making a political point with no knowledge of the system.

No change there for the good folk of Clacton though??

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The people of Clacton are the real losers in all of this, however, they did get exactly what many people predicted, a self-serving, money-grabbing grifter
Out of interest, do you think Farage would get voted in again by Clacton even though, objectively, he has not helped his constituency one bit.

To give credit where credit is due, Farage has truly united the country behind Binface.

No not at all. Not well done to them - it shows everyone that they want put a candidate in because they are sure Farage will still beat them.
Look at it like this - if Farage is such a bad MP and Reform are so bad, why aren’t the other parties fighting him in the by election? If the other parties are so much better the let them take his seat.

The main parties are scared of Farage , they know he’ll rock the establishment if he ever formed a government.

Most politicians absolutely don’t want to have their careers come to an end…

Come on other parties if you think you’re good enough - take Farage on !

if Farage is such a bad MP and Reform are so bad, why aren’t the other parties fighting him in the by election?

Because they believe that if he wins there will be another by-election along in a minute once the parliamentary standards committee has reported and they have better things to do with their time. Did you miss this?

Farage is playing a risk here though. He’ll likely win his seat whatever happens , but at what cost ?

He may get an even bigger thumping majority in which case Farage will stick two
fingers up at the other parties..

Or voters of Clacton will just not turn up to vote , or spoil their voting papers and Farage will win just with less voters..

if Farage is such a bad MP and Reform are so bad, why aren’t the other parties fighting him in the by election?

Because they're not going to legitimise his stupid self-serving circus. Parties put up candidates in seats they can't win all the time, but this is entirely for show. The fact that they're all in agreement on this while Binface is totally up for it tells you everything!

But lest be honest Farage will still win a two way race.
If they really wanted to hurt Farage Bin Face would stand down so Farage has no one to fight against ?

Surely that would be more beneficial to Farages critics?

Afternoon Zia, that sounded just as unconvincing when you said it on the radio earlier, along with a claim that all the other parties have been shouting for a by-election. Clearly in a register that only you (and maybe bats) can hear.

Count Binface isn't a member of any political party. Nobody can 'make' him stand down.

Do you understand UK politics?

He may get an even bigger thumping majority

Against an intergalactic space warrior and before the standards committee have completed their investigation.

Not clear what this proves.