Count Binface: The intergalactic warrior who could upend Britain's strangest election
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Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats all said they would not field candidates in the election, variously describing his resignation as a "stunt" and a distraction from the issue of Farage's finances .

Instead, the contest has taken a bizarre turn, with Farage's battle against the establishment now sharing the spotlight with Count Binface — a satirical candidate dressed as a garbage can.

Farage gambles on a new election

This latest twist in British politics comes after weeks of mounting questions over how Farage — whose right-wing populist Reform UK party has been leading in a number of national polls for months — gets his political funding.

Earlier this year, it emerged that Farage had received an undisclosed gift worth more than $6 million from cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne. The billionaire has lived in Thailand for two decades, where he is known by the name "Chakrit Sakunkrit" .

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