{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Politics.co.uk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk","author_name":"Josh Self","author_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/author\/joshself\/","title":"Defence secretary wishes Count Binface \u2018good luck\u2019 in by-election showdown with Farage - Politics.co.uk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YaroIsuREL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/news\/2026\/07\/08\/defence-secretary-wishes-count-binface-good-luck-in-by-election-showdown-with-farage\/\">Defence secretary wishes Count Binface \u2018good luck\u2019 in by-election showdown with Farage<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/news\/2026\/07\/08\/defence-secretary-wishes-count-binface-good-luck-in-by-election-showdown-with-farage\/embed\/#?secret=YaroIsuREL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Defence secretary wishes Count Binface \u2018good luck\u2019 in by-election showdown with Farage&#8221; &#8212; Politics.co.uk\" data-secret=\"YaroIsuREL\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-149075978-scaled.jpg","thumbnail_width":2560,"thumbnail_height":1679,"description":"The defence secretary has wished Count Binface \u201cgood luck\u201d in the Clacton by-election after the satirical candidate vowed to challenge Nigel Farage.\u00a0 The intervention comes after Farage, the leader of Reform UK, sensationally announced that he would resign as the MP for Clacton and stand in the subsequent by-election so that voters could be the... Read more &raquo;"}