Count Binface: The intergalactic warrior who could upend Britain's strangest election
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Farage then announced he would resign as a member of Parliament, forcing a special election where he will ask voters in Clacton to "be the judge of my actions."

Enter Count Binface

Outgoing prime minister and leader of the Labour party Sir Keir Starmer described Farage's resignation as a "desperate stunt ." The leader of the opposition Conservative party, Kemi Badenoch, described the contest as "fake" and accused Farage of throwing a "hissy fit ."

With Britain's main parties staying out of the race, the spotlight has turned to a far less conventional challenger.

Enter Count Binface — real name Jon Harvey — one of the most eye-catching candidates now standing against Farage in Clacton.

Harvey is a comedian and satirist who, as Count Binface, has run against three prime ministers in the past decade. Most recently, Binface went up against Andy Burnham, the politician poised to become Britain's next prime minister, in June's Makerfield by-election, where he won 95 votes.

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