Count Binface outshines punditry in Makerfield Sky News interview

In accordance with ancient tradition, our next Prime Minister is announced to the nation while standing between a furry and a man with a bin on his head.

People of #Makerfield! Vote Count Binface to: - abolish hydration breaks in football - give Emma Hayes a proper studio - stick it to the ‘mainstream’ parties - destroy the far right - cut your taxes and raise everyone else’s - other things humans care about Make your vote COUNT!

I know we point this out every time, but... Here's the expected future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom winning the most important election of his life last night in a major blow to the British far right, flanked by somebody dressed as a fox and perennial novelty candidate, Count Binface.

upside of the gradual erosion of trust in british politics is that there will probably come a day where enough people protest vote to make Count Binface an actual MP

One of my most joyful recent experiences was sitting with Count Binface and @profaliceroberts.bsky.social in a hotel bar, trying to explain his existence and by-elections to politely baffled visiting Texan professor @kph3k.bsky.social. We then argued about Christopher Nolan. The Count won.

Incredible last audible line from Count Binface while leaving his Sky News interview: "Ah the Manchester Evening News, that's a proper journalist!"

An always fun thing to explain to those unaware of how UK Parliament Elections work is that all the candidates have to get up on stage when the result is announced. This means the man potentially set to be the next Prime Minister just won his seat while beside Count Binface & a man in a Fox costume.

If you're the chief political correspondent of a major UK news channels and you've never heard of Count Binface, you shouldn't be chief political correspondent of a major UK news channel.

Loving the fact that Count Binface & someone in a fox costume are in the photo in preference to the RefUK and Destroy candidates 😂

Great result: Count Binface will be delighted with his comprehensive win over the Monster Raving Loomy Party. Oh, and well done to the people of Makerfield for choosing our next PM - and closing the door to number 10 at the next general election in Farage's face when he already had one foot inside.

OK it's a bit of fun but we really shouldn't allow publicity-seeking timewasters onto the same platform as serious politicians like Count Binface.

Of course, the real test tonight of the character of the voters of Makerfield is whether they can give more votes to the mildly amusing joke candidate (Count Binface) over the tired unfunny joke candidate (Monster Raving Loonies).

Occasionally a candidate like that gets more votes than a fascist party and everyone laughs, this happened in the 2024 London mayoral election where Count Binface outperformed "Britain First" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lo...

One thing that did endear Count Binface to me is that he refused to use donations to pay for a spread in the London Mayoral booklet, I think that's a nice sign of someone who actually isn't just doing it for the grift.

Count Binface is always so gracious in defeat. He returns that quiet dignity to British politics