There’s lots to dislike and get infuriated by in British politics. But, Count Binface calling out GB News’s flagrant disregard for broadcasting rules at a by-election that may well result in a new prime minister by the end of the year is definitely one of the more brilliant quirks of our political system.
Overnight, Andy Burnham stormed to victory in Makerfield, picking up 55% of the vote and paving the way for him to launch a leadership challenge to Keir Starmer.
It was a disastrous night for Reform, who had been expected to challenge Burnham in a close run race but ended up some 9,000 adrift of the Labour man – although Nigel Farage is already wheeling out the excuses.
Given the magnitude of the by-election and the media attention would get, the candidate list was always bound to attract a number of novelty candidates.
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This proved to be the case, and, along with the leader of the Monster Raving Loony Party and a man dressed as a fox, one such novelty candidate was the iconic Count Binface.
As the esteemed political figure he is, the Count was present for much of the, er, count in Wigan and was more than keen to do a few press interviews.
After an awkward interaction with Sky News, Count Binface then took a few questions from GB News and LBC.
It’s safe to say, he wasn’t scared to call out GB News for the channel’s breaches of Ofcom regulations, reminding one of their journalists about them on several occasions.
When he was asked how he was feeling, Count Binface replied: “I’m excited to talk to the news corporation that seems to flout Ofcom at every turn, congratulations.”
Then, when he was asked about his policies for Makerfield, Count Binface said: “Firstly, all news operations should obey Ofcom rules. Secondly, all news operations should obey Ofcom rules. And I could go on…”
And after a sweary comment about a man in a fox costume next to him, Count Binface said: “I do apologise, hey, who’s the one breaking Ofcom rules around here […] Now we both know how it feels!”
In the end, Count Binface won 95 votes in the Makerfield by-election, finishing in seventh place.