Farage vs Count Binface: Britain’s Pointless By‑Election | The Counter‑Insurgency
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Steve Baker is joined by Laura Emily Dunn and Mani Basharzad to unpack Nigel Farage’s “back‑me‑or‑sack‑me” Clacton by‑election and ask whether a Farage vs Count Binface contest is anything more than a pointless stunt.
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