{"id":2626251,"date":"2026-07-07T18:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/count-binface-the-british-candidate-who-could-face-nigel-farage\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T18:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:18:43","slug":"count-binface-the-british-candidate-who-could-face-nigel-farage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/count-binface-the-british-candidate-who-could-face-nigel-farage\/","title":{"rendered":"Count Binface: The British candidate who could face Nigel Farage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcount-binface-the-british-candidate-who-could-face-nigel-farage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2626251&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>count Binface, a British comedian and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-claims-popular-asian-fonts-perpetuate-racism\/\" title=\"CNN Claims Popular \u2018Asian\u2019 Fonts Perpetuate Racism\">political satirist<\/a>, formerly known as Lord Buckethead, gained fame for his space-themed campaign attire. He debuted in politics in 2017 and has run in various elections, including the recent Makerfield by-election, where he received 0.2% of the vote. Known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-hhs-pick-xavier-becerra-rejected-request-to-bring-humanitarian-aid-on-1996-cuba-trip-to-meet-castro-report\/\" title=\"Biden HHS Pick Xavier Becerra Rejected Request To Bring Humanitarian Aid On 1996 Cuba Trip To Meet Castro: Report\">supporting democracy<\/a> and making humorous political statements, Binface aims to challenge mainstream candidates, notably announcing plans to run against Nigel Farage in a upcoming by-election. He has previously campaigned against prominent figures like Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson, and has made various quirky proposals, such as nationalizing singer Adele. His presence adds a theatrical element to UK elections,especially as other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major parties avoid contesting<\/a> certain seats against rising figures like Farage.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comedian and \u201cindependent space warrior\u201d Count Binface hails from a long line of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/great-britain\/\">British<\/a> joke candidates. Real-name Jonathan Harvey, Count Binface made his political debut in 2017, then known as \u201cLord Buckethead,\u201d before he was forced to change his campaigning name to Count Binface after running into copyright issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Count Binface is famous for wearing a space-themed outfit and a trash can helmet while campaigning. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4639510\/us-rescind-oil-waiver-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US rescinds oil waivers for Iran after ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4639003\/netanyahu-cabinet-high-court-judicial-mafia-dictators\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Netanyahu\u2019s Cabinet calls High Court a \u2018judicial mafia\u2019 and \u2018gang of dictators\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4638644\/macron-syria-reintegration-bombs-hotel-france\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Macron addresses \u2018elements of risk\u2019 in Syria\u2019s reintegration after bomb goes off outside his hotel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bAn outspoken self-described supporter of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democracy\/\">democracy<\/a>, Count Binface most recently ran in a Makerfield by-election that saw the return of Andy Burnham to Parliament, who served as mayor of Greater Manchester from 2017 to 2026. The Makerfield by-election had been created as an opportunity for Burnham to return and mount a leadership challenge to Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3660\">Keir Starmer<\/a>, who has since announced his resignation. Binface received 95 votes, good for 0.2%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bHarvey has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-control-groups-push-ftc-to-equate-gun-and-tobacco-advertisements\/\" title=\"Gun Control Groups Push FTC to Equate Gun and Tobacco Advertisements\">run unsuccessfully<\/a> in previous general elections against former British Prime Ministers Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson, as well as the London Mayoral election against Sadiq Khan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While always on the periphery of these races, however, he might find himself in a head to head contest with Reform UK leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nigel-farage\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4796\">Nigel Farage<\/a> who dramatically announced his resignation from Parliament Tuesday, triggering a by-election which he intends to run in. Farage, who is under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over an undisclosed gift worth $6.7 million, framed the by-election as the \u201cpeople versus the establishment\u201d referendum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But other major parties haven\u2019t taken the bait, calling Farage\u2019s bluff and refusing to put up candidates to face him in his safe seat of Clacton.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bSo far, only Count Binface has announced <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CountBinface\/status\/2074513701286162752\">definitive plans<\/a> to run against Farage, which will turn the whole event into something of a political sideshow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4636612\/trump-called-fifa-president-folarin-balogun-ban-report\/\"><strong>TRUMP CALLED FIFA PRESIDENT TO REVERSE FOLARIN BALOGUN\u2019S ONE-GAME BAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will be a unity candidate and pledge to build at least one affordable house,\u201d he said. \u201cNigel Farage says he wants The People versus the Establishment. So be it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bThe eccentric candidate has previously called for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/article\/2024\/jun\/29\/count-binface-interview\">nationalizing the English singer Adele<\/a> because of her one-woman GDP boost and creativity, according to a 2024 interview with the<em> Guardian, <\/em>and said beating the Britain First Party by 4,000 votes is his greatest achievement. The right-leaning Britain First Party<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britainfirst.org\/policies\"> platform calls<\/a> for deporting all illegal immigrants and for abolishing Britain\u2019s controversial Human Rights Act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedian Count Binface, a space-themed joke candidate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4299,"featured_media":2626252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Count-Binface--e1783457385801.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35335,33888,82369,32382],"class_list":["post-2626251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-british-politics","tag-count-binface","tag-electoral-candidacy","tag-nigel-farage"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Count-Binface--e1783457385801.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4299"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2626251"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2626255,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2626251\/revisions\/2626255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2626252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2626251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2626251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2626251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}