Main parties boycott vote as distraction ploy, leaving only a satirical challenger

Farage said he would quit parliament and force a vote to get the electorate to back him over the "establishment".

The resignation will trigger a by-election in the coastal electorate of Clacton, which Farage says he will contest.

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

Mr Farage must know that his chances of entering Downing Street are close to being extinguished and this is his last chance to move the dial – and that is the real reason for this…

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

Nigel Farage described the contest as "people versus the establishment", while opponents called it a political stunt to deflect attention from the allegations.

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.

While the Reform leader casts himself as the victim questions about his finances are unlikely to disappear

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

Will Nigel farage’s Clacton gambit see him win big, or could this be the one that backfires?

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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Nigel Farage called for a 'people versus the establishment' contest amid a flurry of questions about his finances and an undeclared £5million gift from a crypto-billionaire.

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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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.

Kemi Badenoch accuses Farage of ‘fake by-election’ as independent parties left to take the Reform leader on

La rielezione nel seggio di Clacton, dopo le dimissioni di ieri, sarebbero “una farsa” per i partiti principali. L'unica candidatura alternativa finora conferm…

Political editor David Maddox says Nigel Farage has failed to learn lessons from history – and it could result in career-ending embarrassment for the Reform UK leader