THE FUSE

This combination of file photos created on August 10, 2026 shows then-London mayoral candidate Count Binface (L) posing for a photo on College Green beside the Palace of Westminster in London on April 25, 2024; and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (R) speaking during the inaugural Conservative Political Action Conference Great Britain in south-east London on July 17, 2026. Hard-right UK politician Nigel Farage will be fighting for his parliamentary seat in snap polls on August 13, 2026, going head-to-head with parody candidate Count Binface in a snap election. The by-election was called after Farage, leader of the anti-immigration Reform UK party, resigned last month as MP for Clacton-on-Sea.