Mehdi Meets Count Binface

While our guest may seem like a character from a kids’ show or an adult into some really weird cosplay, he is actually a candidate in the special election of Clacton-on-Sea in southeastern England. If you haven’t been living under a rock in the UK for the past few weeks, you’ll know his name is Count Binface, and he has a can full of ideas for defeating his opponent in the Clacton by-election on Thursday: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

Count Binface aims to break the mold of your usual British politician. His policies range from capping the price of Flake ice cream at 99p to forcing politicians who resign mid-parliament to face a by-election.

To be clear, this is not a joke - though, as you’ll see, Mehdi Hasan does struggle to keep a straight face throughout the interview.

Major parties in the UK have chosen to boycott the Clacton election and have denounced Farage's re-election bid, which he recently launched after quitting parliament amid investigations into his finances, as a political stunt.

This, hilariously, bizarrely, has cleared a path for Count Binface and his cape to score a superhero landing in many major headlines around the world, with his silver face now seen almost everywhere.

Watch the full interview above to hear the Count’s stance on hand dryers in men’s toilets, whether the UK is considering changing the rules to allow him to keep his regalia on in the House of Commons chamber should he win and become an MP, and what he makes of the British mainstream media.

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