The Daily Mail profiles the comedian behind Count Binface, the satirical "intergalactic space warrior" who campaigns in British elections wearing a dustbin on his head. The character has gained fresh attention after a widely shared Sky News interview during the Makerfield by-election, and is now poised for greater prominence by standing against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election, which the main political parties have declined to contest.

Count Binface is revealed to be Jon Harvey, a 46-year-old comedy writer and producer whose credits include Have I Got News For You and The Thick Of It. His mock manifesto features joke pledges such as capping Wigan kebabs at £2, forcing rule-breaking cyclists to ride unicycles and rerouting HS2 through rail bosses' homes. With Farage reportedly on 46 per cent of the vote, the article suggests it is not impossible that Binface could attract enough disaffected voters to win the seat.