The Independent's "In The Room" podcast released a light-hearted video segment in which hosts Helen and Cleo interview satirical parody candidate Count Binface, ahead of the Clacton-on-Sea by-election. The piece pokes fun at British political culture by putting the fictional, intergalactic candidate through a series of the classic "gotcha" questions that have long tripped up real politicians in interviews.

The questions posed included whether space has wheat fields, how Count Binface would handle eating a bacon sandwich, and whether he considers himself "tough enuss" (enough) — call-backs to notorious real-world political interview moments. The segment, part of the wider In The Room podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube, is presented as comic content rather than hard news, tying into the outlet's broader coverage of the Clacton by-election, including Count Binface's mock rivalry with Nigel Farage.