{
  "id": 733450,
  "title": "Nigel Farage faces Count Binface in unusual UK by-election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/nigel-farage-faces-count-binface-in-unusual-uk-by-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T04:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/world/2026-08-13-nigel-farage-faces-count-binface-in-unusual-uk-by-election/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigel Farage is expected to retain his Clacton seat in a by-election he triggered, but a mainstream party boycott has left the Reform UK leader facing Count Binface and dozens of fringe candidates.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Farage on course to win back Clacton seat in by-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/farage-on-course-to-win-back-clacton-seat-in-by-election",
        "published": "2026-08-13T05:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}