Pilot pulls off Count Binface stunt for Clacton byelection
Plane spends 30 minutes off the Essex coast marking out shape of a bin in apparent tribute to Nigel Farage’s rival
TL;DR
- A pilot drew the shape of a bin in the sky near Clacton.
- This occurred before a byelection where Count Binface is challenging Nigel Farage.
- The light aircraft spent around 30 minutes drawing the shape at an altitude between 2,100ft and 4,150ft.
- The pilot's identity is unknown.
- Nigel Farage is being investigated by the parliamentary standards commissioner over a £5m gift.