Farage beats Binface: Reform leader wins 'joke' Clacton by-election with 62.8% after being forced to take on a raft of comedy candidates to keep his seat - but celebrates from afar after missing count over 'threat'
- Posted on August 14, 2026
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Farage beats Binface: Reform leader wins 'joke' Clacton by-election with 62.8% after being forced to take on a raft of comedy candidates to keep his seat - but celebrates from afar after missing count over 'threat'
Mr Farage has been returned as Clacton's MP after triggering the by-election amid mounting questions over a £5million donation from cryptocurrency tycoon Christopher Harborne.