After Nigel Farage found himself facing an inquiry into a £5 million donation he received but did not properly declare, he decided to resign from parliament and call for bi-election his constituency of Clacton-on-Sea.
He called it the “people against the establishment”.
But the “establishment” had other ideas, with all other mainstream political parties refusing to stand.
The result? Farage has been facing off against Count Binface in order to regain his parliamentary seat.
With the mainstream parties starving Farage of oxygen and attention, they also denied him the ability to mislabel himself as an underdog once again.
If he wins, the inquiry will start up again. If he loses, he will have lost to a bin.
With the news Farage would be going up against the count, a group of students, with the founder ages just 16, decided they would try and ensure Binface has the best chance possible of beating Farage.
Having met online, they set up Clean Up Clacton, and became an unofficial campaign group for Count Binface’s election bid.
We spoke to Scarlet Threadgold, the Campaigns Officer and deputy chair of Clean Up Clacton, to find out how a group of students have taken on Farage, as well as finding out what the people of Clacton really think about the Reform leader and Count Binface.
