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Nigel Farage to face 33 rival candidates in the Clacton by-election

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The Independent UK

Nigel Farage’s popularity is plummeting. In Clacton, voters say they are losing faith

ON THE GROUND : Nigel Farage’s popularity is at its lowest point since the 2024 election, and next week he faces a by-election of his own making. Nicole Wootton-Cane speaks to voters in Clacton about why they are losing faith in the Reform UK leader

The Independent UK

Clacton by-election candidate pulls out after facing 'barrage of threats'

A candidate in the upcoming Clacton by-election has stepped down from the race after facing a 'barrage of threats'

The National (Scotland)

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Count Binface: why Britain’s ‘joke’ election candidates deserve to be taken seriously

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s decision to resign his Clacton seat and force a by-election, amid scrutiny over his personal finances, has produced one of the odder spectacles in recent British politics. With every other major party declining to stand and despite a record 34 candidates running, his most prominent…

The Conversation

‘Clacton voters need a serious person’: the independent candidates taking on Nigel Farage – and Count Binface

Attieh Fard and Andy Erlam make their byelection pitch to voters, but Reform UK’s leader is conspicuously absent

The Guardian - UK

New polling reveals Count Binface support ahead of Clacton by-election

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The Independent UK

Farage urged to ‘come clean’ as fresh questions raised over £5 million gift

It casts new doubt on his defence for not declaring a £5 million gift from crypto-billionaire and Reform donor Christopher Harborne.

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Farage urged to ‘come clean’ after facing new questions over £5 million gift

Report casts fresh doubt on Farage’s defence for not declaring a £5 million gift from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne

The Independent UK

‘The lead singer is unavailable’: is Nigel Farage spending his summer in hiding?

The Reform UK leader is keeping a low profile and his approval ratings have sunk since Burnham took office. What’s the outlook for the Clacton byelection?

The Guardian - UK

Count Binface reveals full manifesto ahead of Clacton by-election

Count Binface has revealed his full twenty-point manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election, including standing in at Eurovision

The National (Scotland)

Polls open in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection overshadowed by new PM and Farage’s antics

Labour’s Bev Craig expected to win contest that lost column inches to Andy Burnham’s ascent and Reform UK leader’s self-imposed Clacton vote

The Guardian - UK

I’ve seen what can confound Farage on his home turf: optimism. People need a politics that offers them that

You can’t blame his constituents in Clacton for their pessimism – because they have been let down for years, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

‘Farage’s got to come clean or clear off’: what voters on Clacton beach think about their MP – and the country

Nigel Farage’s constituency takes in genteel resorts and one of England’s poorest villages. With a snap byelection approaching, what do the residents want from the Reform UK leader – or the bin who’s challenging him?

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage v Count Binface: 10 key pledges by 'space warrior' battling Reform chief in Clacton by-election

‘MPs who resign mid-Parliament should be banned from the resulting by-election,’ says the Count’s 20-point platform for Essex seaside contest

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Will prediction market ‘catch fire’ in UK, replicating US boom?

World Cup and events like Clacton byelection is driving interest in sites such as Polymarket, with UK gamblers easily able to sidestep regulation

The Independent UK

‘It’s no joke!’ Clacton voters can put reversing Brexit back on the table, says ex-MEP running against Farage

John Stevens is running for the Rejoin the EU Party in the Clacton by-election but warns that voters in the Essex constituency do not like the suggestion they will support Count Binface making them ‘the butts of an inside Westminster joke’

The Independent UK

Reform wouldn’t take Tory reject, Farage says as he calls for voters who think he’s a crook to get rid of him

Nigel Farage is battling 33 candidates, including Count Binface, in the Clacton by-election amid a sleaze scandal

International Business Times UK

Nigel Farage Heckler Crashes Moments After Hurling Abuse in Viral 'Instant Karma' Clip

Nigel Farage was heckled in Clacton, leading to a viral video when the heckler crashed her car moments later. The incident highlights ongoing public tensions surrounding Farage's political activities.

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Evening Standard

'Instant karma': Moment heckler shouts abuse at Nigel Farage...then crashes her car

An onlooker can be heard to quip: ‘She won’t be doing that again in a hurry’ after the crash

International Business Times UK

Could an Intergalactic Space Warrior Unseat Nigel Farage? The Count Binface Phenomenon Explained

Count Binface, a satirical candidate, gains traction in the Clacton by-election against Nigel Farage, fuelled by public discontent and Farage's recent controversies.

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage v Count Binface: Boris Johnson backs 'space warrior' against Reform leader on Clacton second by-election

‘I thought Count Binface had rather a good point when he said a vote for him would preclude the expense of a second by-election,’ says ex-PM Mr Johnson

Evening Standard

The questions continue as Reform UK blinks under an unwelcome spotlight

Nigel Farage’s ability to wrest control of the narrative and deflect attention away from his party’s finances has been put to the test in a tumultuous period of time, writes Anne McElvoy

Euronews

UK by-election: Nigel Farage faces 'record' number of rivals

A fresh by-election has been called in the UK constituency of Clacton, after Nigel Farage, the leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, resigned his seat to seek re-election. Farage had won the seat in 2024, securing 46% of the vote share.

The Independent UK

Why Farage going ‘full conspiracy theory’ is not impressing voters in Clacton

NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox has been handed a letter Nigel Farage sent to voters in Clacton explaining why he called a by-election – one constituent called it ‘a self-pitying diatribe’

The National (Scotland)

Record number of candidates sign up for Clacton by-election — see the full list

A TOTAL of 34 candidates have signed up for the Clacton constituency by-election triggered by Nigel Farage after he faced scrutiny of his finances…

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