{
  "id": 747921,
  "title": "Reform UK's Farage faces off against Count Binface in election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/reform-uks-farage-faces-off-against-count-binface-in-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T08:04:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40434640/reform-uks-farage-faces-off-against-count-binface-in-election"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "LONDON: Voters cast their ballots on Thursday in a local English election pitting Nigel Farage against his main challenger, a comedian dressed as a trash can, in a test of opposition to the Reform UK leader’s brand of populist politics. After weeks of facing accusations that he failed to properly declare millions of pounds received from a wealthy backer, Farage abruptly resigned from parliament…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface: Britain’s very strange special election, explained",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/nigel-farage-vs-count-binface-britains-very-strange-special-election",
        "published": "2026-08-13T10:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Farage face off against Count Binface: \"He's been the subject to many jokes in the UK\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/farage-face-off-against-count-binface-hes-been-the-subject-to-many",
        "published": "2026-08-13T11:56:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}