Reform UK leader dubbed the vote as the ‘people versus the establishment’ but no other major parties will contest the Clacton by-election

The embattled Reform UK leader is facing growing questions over his financial affairs and is subject to a Parliamentary investigation over a £5million gift from a party donor.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has resigned as MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election he says will allow voters—not political opponents—to judge him. The move comes as he faces…

The Reform leader had faced intense security over his financial arrangements

The Reform UK leader dramatically triggered the by-election in his Essex seat after quitting as an MP amid growing pressure on him to come clean about his finances.

"A chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment..."

The Clacton constituency, on the coast of Essex in eastern England, has had an eventful history

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Reform UK leader to stand down as MP for Clacton and run again in subsequent by-election, as he tries to get ahead of donations row

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The Reform UK leader said he would contest a ‘people versus the establishment’ by-election in the Clacton constituency

Within hours Mr Farage was left with egg on his face as political parties of all colours - including Labour, the Tories, the Liberal Democrats, and right-wing Restore - announced…

Comedian and “independent space warrior” Count Binface hails from a long line of British joke candidates.

Major parties boycott the Clacton by-election, boosting Farage's chances. Farage to win at 95.4% YES.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been snubbed by all main parties over his 'desperate' Clacton by-election stunt - with only Count Binface announcing he will stand against the…

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Farage's rivals will not contest the Clacton by-election. Farage winning at 94.6% YES.

With the main parties refusing to run in Nigel Farage’s ‘fake’ by-election, the alternative candidate who promised to have people who play loud music on public transport to be…

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The Reform UK leader has lashed out at journalists and the 'establishment' as the pressure builds, leading to his explosive calling of a by-election on Tuesday

UK News: As Britain's major political parties boycott the upcoming Clacton by-election, social media has turned the contest into a meme fest, with \"Vote Binfac.