Farage would be overwhelming favourite to win any further byelection, but of much greater concern to him will be the flagging poll ratings of Reform UK

Reform UK leader is set to claim victory over the seaside town that adores him, but the party's popularity is in doubt.

Nigel Farage’s likely victory in the Clacton by-election will be a hollow one. The major parties boycotted the contest: of the Reform leader’s 33 opponents, the most prominent was…