Nigel Farage recontesting seat raises prospect of Count Binface showdown | ABC NEWS
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has announced he's resign as an MP and will recontest his own seat in the subsequent by-election. However, Liberal Democrats, Conservatives, Greens and Labour have shunned the by-election and won't put up candidates, leaving just Count Binface as the only competition. Nick Rowley from ANU says Nigel Farage has positioned himself as 'the great animator' in British politics, making his move to resign and then rerun not unexpected. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-08/nigel-farage-announces-plans-to-resign-and-recontest-seat/106890714 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia
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