UK populist leader’s election gamble backfires as his only opponent is a trash can

By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — A political gamble looks like it has spectacularly backfired. When British right-wing populist leader Nigel Farage announced he was resigning as a lawmaker and triggering a special election in the face of a swirl of allegations over personal financing, he sought the high ground, saying his constituents “should