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Count Binface responds to BBC unmasking him live on air

Count Binface responds to BBC unmasking him live on air
The Independent UK Thursday 09 July 2026, 07:04 UTC By Shabnoor Irshad 1 min read
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Independent TV Showing now | News 00:48 Count Binface responds to BBC unmasking him live on air Count Binface has responded after the BBC asked him to reveal his identity live on air. During an interview on Newsnight on Wednesday (8 July), Paddy O'Connell asked the satirical candidate to "bin off the bin,” adding: “We know that your name is Jon.” He declined, saying, “ Has anyone here seen Return of the Jedi?

Independent TV Showing now | News 00:48 Count Binface responds to BBC unmasking him live on air Count Binface has responded after the BBC asked him to reveal his identity live on air. During an interview on Newsnight on Wednesday (8 July), Paddy O'Connell asked the satirical candidate to "bin off the bin,” adding: “We know that your name is Jon.” He declined, saying, “ Has anyone here seen Return of the Jedi? Nobody wants to know what's underneath a Recyclon.” Count Binface appears to be Nigel Farage’s main electoral rival in the Clacton by-election, as Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Restore Britain are refusing to put forward candidates. The satirical party is the creation of comedian Jonathan David Harvey, who stood against then-prime minister Boris Johnson as a candidate in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency at the 2019 general election.
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