Nigel Farage beats slate of fringe candidates in election (apnews.com) 6 points by anonymousiam 2mo ago ↗ HN
[–] anonymousiam 2mo ago ↗ More details here: https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/08/14/farage-increases-vot...It's interesting to me how the AP version downplays the increased support that Farage won in this election. [–] beardyw 2mo ago ↗ Or looking at it another way, if those who voted against him last time had voted at all, we would have Binface in parliament instead. [–] quickthrowman 2mo ago ↗ Both Tory and Labour boycotted this publicity stunt election, that’s why he had increased support. [–] [deleted] 2mo ago ↗ (comment deleted)
[–] beardyw 2mo ago ↗ Or looking at it another way, if those who voted against him last time had voted at all, we would have Binface in parliament instead.
[–] quickthrowman 2mo ago ↗ Both Tory and Labour boycotted this publicity stunt election, that’s why he had increased support.
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[ 0.26 ms ] story [ 14.3 ms ] threadIt's interesting to me how the AP version downplays the increased support that Farage won in this election.