{
  "id": 851113,
  "title": "Farage wins UK by-election as Count Binface claims 'moral victory'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/farage-wins-uk-by-election-as-count-binface-claims-moral-victory",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T06:59:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/08/1511082/farage-wins-uk-election-count-binface-claims-moral-victory"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CLACTON-ON-SEA, United Kingdom: Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage reclaimed his seat in a by-election, according to the final tally Friday, though his main rival and joke candidate Count Binface took an larger than expected share of the ballot.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Nigel Farage romps to victory, but Count Binface grabs 27pc in bizarre UK by-election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/nigel-farage-romps-to-victory-but-count-binface-grabs-27pc-in-bizarre",
        "published": "2026-08-14T07:11:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Farage beats Count Binface to win back parliamentary seat in widely mocked election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/farage-beats-count-binface-to-win-back-parliamentary-seat-in-widely",
        "published": "2026-08-14T07:16:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Why Farage may face a second by-election despite Clacton win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/why-farage-may-face-a-second-by-election-despite-clacton-win",
        "published": "2026-08-14T11:53:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}