00:01British far-right politician Nigel Farage comfortably won a local by-election on Friday
00:06after all the main political parties boycotted the vote in protest.
00:11The reformed UK leader picked up over 22,000 votes in an election that saw a 44% turnout
00:18and called the win a quote, resounding victory.
00:23His main rival wasn't Labour or the Conservatives, it was Count Binface,
00:28the alter-ego of a comedian who campaigns in a bin costume.
00:33The vote was triggered by Farage's own resignation last month
00:37amid a parliamentary investigation into undeclared financial gifts, a probe that now restarts.
00:44Critics say Farage designed the whole contest to dodge scrutiny.
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