Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has only mentioned his constituency twice in the House of Commons during the past year, DeSmog can reveal.
In total, Farage has mentioned Clacton six times since being elected as an MP on 4 July 2024 – once every four months.
The Reform leader announced today that he would be triggering a by-election in Clacton – in which he intends to stand – in response to negative media coverage of the substantial gifts that he has received from party donors.
Farage said in a statement that it would be a “people versus the establishment” election.
He has been the subject of a parliamentary standards investigation over his failure to declare a £5 million gift from Reform mega-donor Christopher Harborne prior to standing as an MP in 2024. Parliamentary rules indicate that this investigation will pause while Farage is no longer an MP, but will resume if he wins the by-election.
