Farage quits his seat to run again — faces self-styled 'intergalactic space warrior' rival

Nigel Farage has resigned his parliamentary seat and plans to contest it again in a by-election in his own constituency. His rival is an eccentric candidate who wears a bin on his head and calls himself an "intergalactic warrior from space". The opinion piece argues that it is Farage, not his bizarre opponent, who has made a fool of himself with this manoeuvre.