{
  "id": 922744,
  "title": "Farage wins UK by-election as Count Binface claims ‘moral victory’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/farage-wins-uk-by-election-as-count-binface-claims-moral-victory",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T00:03:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40434880/farage-wins-uk-by-election-as-count-binface-claims-moral-victory"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CLACTON-ON-SEA, (United Kingdom): Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage was re-elected to his parliamentary seat Friday in a by-election shunned by the major parties — handing his main rival, joke candidate Count Binface, a larger than expected share of the vote. Farage, who triggered Thursday’s polls by resigning from the parliamentary seat he had held since 2024 over an investigation into…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Nigel Farage beats Count Binface in widely mocked election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/nigel-farage-beats-count-binface-in-widely-mocked-election",
        "published": "2026-08-14T05:18:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}