Elmo Eclipses Count Binface as U.K.’s Election Star
Some of Britain’s comedy political candidates proved to be only slightly more of a joke than the actual governing party on Thursday night.
The incumbent Conservative Party was crushed in a general election which saw their Labour rivals sweep to power in a landslide win after 14 years in opposition—with several major Tory figures losing their seats along the way. Adding to their humiliation, in some cases, was the indignity of making their concession speeches alongside truly bizarre rival candidates.
Take, for example, Jacob Rees-Mogg, a prominent Conservative lawmaker who enjoyed several roles in government before losing his seat in southwest England overnight. After delivering his concession speech in the race for the North East Somerset and Hanham district, Rees-Mogg shook hands with a man wearing a balaclava decorated with baked beans.