Who is the man inside the bin and how does Count Binface plan to vanquish Nigel Farage?

Count Binface is challenging Nigel Farage (Picture: Toby Melville/Reuters)

Asked how he will appeal to the people of Clacton-on-Sea in the upcoming by-election, Count Binface replied quick as a flash: ‘Well, I’m not Nigel Farage’.

The viral political star – formerly known as Lord Buckethead – first found fame for challenging PMs Theresa May and Boris Johnson in their own constituencies. He is normally seen in the background of the winning speeches a bizarre quirk of British democracy.

Now the Count is the only alien strong enough to head off Farage with just weeks to go the R...