Count Binface exposes absurdity of Nigel Farage claiming he is the ‘anti-establishment’ candidate
The satirical candidate perfectly explained why Farage is 'establishment' despite claiming not to be
Count Binface, Nigel Farage’s main rival in the Clacton by-election today, has exposed the absurdity of the Reform leader claiming to be “anti-establishment”.
Setting out his stall to constituents ahead of the Clacton by-election tomorrow, Farage told The Metro newspaper that the by-election was “forced” upon him.
Farage: “I did not want to resign as your MP and have this by-election. But the political establishment forced it upon me.”
When he stood down as Clacton’s MP at the beginning of July, Farage said he had done so because the “people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions”, and not “the Establishment”.
Speaking with Mehdi Hasan from Zeteo, Count Binface was questioned about claims his alter ego John Harvey is a ‘London liberal, ex-BBC, anti-Brexit comedian’ and whether this makes him ‘Establishment’.
Binface responded by stating: “Who’s the establishment? The lone wolf in amateurish space armour from Sigma 9?
“Or the gentleman who has been a member of the British Parliament, the member of the European Parliament, a central figure in British politics for over 20 years and is a member, reputedly, of the East India Club which to this day I understand does not admit women?”.
Binface added that whatever result Farage gets today, it is “proof” he has made “a false equivalence between a democratic mandate from Clacton and the results of a parliamentary inquiry into his financial affairs”.
Binface also roasted Farage on Brexit.
The parody candidate said: “First I analysed the cons of Brexit. That took me quite a long time and I’m still doing that.
“And then I decided to have a look at the pros…”
After a pause, Hasan asked: “None?”.
“None that I can see,” Binface confirmed.
Olivia Barber is a reporter at Left Foot Forward
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