Tory leader calls for televised debate between Nigel Farage and Count Binface
Badenoch said the country deserves a televised debate as Farage faces scrutiny over a £5 million gift and a Clacton contest against Count Binface.
- On July 20, 2026, Andy Burnham will become British Prime Minister, transitioning from Mayor of Greater Manchester following Sir Keir Starmer's resignation on June 22.
- Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch mocked Reform UK leader Nigel Farage during Wednesday's Prime Minister's Questions, proposing a televised debate between him and Count Binface that drew laughter.
- Farage faces scrutiny over an undeclared £5 million gift, while recent Ipsos polling shows 33 per cent of voters prefer Count Binface to win the by-election compared to 21 per cent for Farage.
- Outgoing Prime Minister Starmer quipped that Reform UK intends to spend the summer 'arguing with a bin,' advising voters to 'put your vote in the bin' instead of supporting the party.
- Major domestic challenges await Burnham, including a flatlining economy and long National Health Service waiting lists, as he will not address the House of Commons until September.
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Populists can't stand being laughed at. Count Garbage Head makes Nigel Farage look ridiculous.
Adele nationalizes? Build a single, affordable house? Eliminate the video arbitrator? Count Binface knows what he wants. First, however, he has to beat the right-wing populist Nigel Farage in a by-election. Internet users make every effort to succeed.
'Put Your Vote in the Bin': Keir Starmer Roasts Reform UK Defector in Hilarious Final PMQs
Keir Starmer used his final Prime Minister's Questions appearance to back Count Binface in the Clacton by-election, joining the pile-on against Nigel Farage and telling MPs voters should 'put your vote in the bin.' Starmer Backs Count Binface The news came during Starmer's last PMQs in the Commons on Wednesday, 15 July, when he was asked by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch whether he agreed the country deserved a televised debate between Nigel …
Count Binface, a humorous character with a tacho helmet, burst back into a contest marked by the controversy surrounding Farage
Farage v Count Binface is now a global phenomenon
On 7 July, Nigel Farage stepped down as the MP for Clacton. Skipping forwards, Farage is now running to reclaim the seat he just gave up, and his only real opponent is a man who pretends to be an intergalactic dustbin. As you’d expect, the rest of the world is now obsessed with this story: […] By Willem Moore
Uniparty Love-In at Starmer’s Last Prime Minister’s Questions Ends With Telling Public Their Vote Belongs in the Bin.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Opposition leader Olukemi “Kemi” Badenoch have thrown their support behind “Count Binface,” the alter ego of a BBC contractor, in an election contest against Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has endorsed “Count Binface,” played by longtime BBC contractor Jonathan David Harvey, in a parliamentary by-election (special election) called by Reform UK pa…
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