Nigel Farage's Clacton by-election bid was thrown into fresh confusion on Tuesday in Essex, as a 27-year-old wildlife campaigner announced he will stand against the Reform UK leader dressed as a giant fox, joining perennial parody candidate Count Binface on an already surreal ballot paper.
The by-election was triggered after Farage quit as an MP, saying he wanted to 'stick two fingers up to the entire establishment' following a series of scandals. The Clacton contest was already attracting attention thanks to the presence of Count Binface, the self-styled 'intergalactic space warrior' who has made a career of needling senior politicians on ballot papers. Now, a second protest candidate has stepped in, and he is aiming his fire directly at Farage's record on hunting and animal welfare.
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