Comedian Jonathan David Harvey, as the character Count Binface, is running against Nigel Farage in Clacton-on-Sea. Farage is seeking re-election after resigning his parliamentary seat amid an investigation into a large cryptocurrency gift. Binface has made several unusual campaign pledges.
Questions are arising about the timing of a £5m gift to Nigel Farage and its declaration, alongside a £80,000 loan to Richard Tice, as Reform UK faces scrutiny over its finances and potential campaign funding issues.
Le personnage satirique britannique Count Binface se présente comme le seul candidat face à Nigel Farage pour l'élection législative partielle de Clacton-on-Sea. Farage démissionne pour échapper à une enquête sur des dons, tandis que Binface propose des mesures farfelues et sérieuses.
Populist Nigel Farage tritt als Abgeordneter zurück, um sich in einer Nachwahl in Clacton-on-Sea erneut wählen zu lassen. Dies geschieht inmitten von Ermittlungen wegen nicht deklarierter Spenden in Höhe von Millionen Pfund.
Nigel Farage, chef de Reform UK, démissionne de son poste de député de Clacton-on-Sea pour se représenter lors d'une élection partielle, dénonçant une "diabolisation" médiatique et un combat "du peuple contre l'establishment".
Nigel Farage si difende da accuse di finanziamenti illeciti, definendole "mezzi scorretti". Annuncia che si candiderà alle elezioni suppletive a Clacton, dimettendosi da membro del Parlamento.
A new report highlights Clacton-on-Sea as the worst in England for equal access to trees, with 98.2% of residents in areas of critically low tree cover, exacerbating air pollution, health issues, and heat exposure, amidst a noted north-south divide in tree equity across the UK.
