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Nigel Farage Resigns to Face the People, Accidentally Faces a Bin

Nigel Farage resigns to trigger a by-election, only to find the establishment has gone to the pub and his most prominent challenger is a man in a dustbin.

Cartoon of Nigel Farage debating Count Binface at the Clacton by-election, with a bin-caped challenger on stage

The Reform UK leader wanted a democratic showdown. Instead, he built a boxing ring, climbed inside, and discovered everyone else had gone to the pub. Including, possibly, Count Binface.

By The Editors · July 9, 2026 · 7 min

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There are bad political interviews. There are trainwreck interviews. And then there is Robert Kenyon, armed with a microphone and an alarming willingness to answer questions.

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Reform's Makerfield candidate appears to have discovered the one thing more permanent than political embarrassment: the Internet Archive.

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Labour's Leadership Circus Returns: Because Britain Apparently Hasn't Suffered Enough

Dozens of MPs questioning Starmer, Streeting resigning, Burnham hovering — and everyone insisting they're 'focused on governing' while sharpening knives.

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Nigel's Jungle Mortgage Miracle

How one man allegedly turned eating kangaroo testicles on ITV into Surrey property equity — and convinced his fans it was a workers' revolution.

There was a time when politicians at least pretended to be embarrassed about money. In 2026, British politics has evolved into something much stranger: reality TV contestants openly discussing property portfolios while their supporters cheer like they've just won Love Island.

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Labour's Leadership Panic: Because Britain Definitely Needed Another Political Circus

Sections of Labour reportedly want to challenge Starmer. Because clearly what the country needed was another governing party collapsing into psychodrama.

If charisma could be converted into renewable energy, Britain would still be dependent on Russian gas. But replacing Starmer won't fix Labour's deeper problem: nobody seems to know what the party actually believes.

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