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Nigel Farage Defeats ‘Trash Can’ to Win U.K. Special Election
Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform U.K., won a special election that he forced after coming under pressure over his finances. He beat Count Binface, a novelty candidate who wears a trash can over his head.
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“And it is a convincing, overwhelming win with more votes.” “If for example, even if I got to 12 percent, so one in eight people in Clacton would rather vote for a space body shaped like a bin.” “I’ve done nothing wrong. Now I’ve decided that the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions.”
Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform U.K., won a special election that he forced after coming under pressure over his finances. He beat Count Binface, a novelty candidate who wears a trash can over his head.
By Julie Yoon and Jiwoong Hong
August 14, 2026
