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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Beep@feddit.online to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

cross-posted from: https://feddit.online/c/uk@feddit.online/p/1830621/british-public-more-likely-to-prefer-count-binface-wins-clacton-by-election-than-nigel

  • In a hypothetical forced choice head-to-head, 1 in 3 British adults (33%) would prefer Count Binface to win the Clacton by-election, giving him a 12ppt lead over Farage (21%). 32% say neither. 13% don’t know;
  • Nearly 3 in 4 (74%) state that the parliamentary standards commissioner should be investigating whether the Reform UK leader broke parliamentary rules;
  • 73% say investigation should continue even if Farage wins the by-election.

Source: Ipsos.

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[-] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's easy to point and laugh from another region, even from another country.

But you have to consider that the people of Clacton will ultimately have to live with whichever one wins the election. They have to vote with their brains, for the person that will ultimately bring them more pros than cons. That's why I cannot blame anyone for voting for mcbinface, at the end of the day, it's just the best option.

[-] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 8 points 1 week ago

His stated platform is literally more sane than Nigels. Like, he is objectively the better candidate and that is just assessing him based on his character.

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