There's a man with a bin on his head, three people representing the Monster Raving Loony Party, Nigel Farage and an Australian — now all vying for the seat vacated by the Reform UK leader in a crucial by-election.The Clacton by-election, triggered by the parliamentary resignation of Farage over a donations scandal, has attracted all sorts of profiles to the mix.Farage, who is under investigation over millions of pounds' worth of undeclared gifts and donations from wealthy backers, quit parliament earlier this month to trigger a by-election, but said he would re-contest his seat Why pay for Nigel Farage to copy Australian policies when you can simply have a real Australian like me?"Farage's party has returned favourable opinion polling in the UK for more than a year.The 62-year-old is under investigation by the UK parliament's anti-corruption watchdog over the non-disclosure of a £5 million ($9.6 million) donation from British-born, Thailand-based cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne