Nigel Farage’s decision to trigger a by-election in Clacton has descended into farce – and the fallout has sparked questions from Independent readers.
The Reform UK leader’s only declared opponent is Count Binface, a man in a bin costume, after other mainstream parties declined to stand – intensifying scrutiny of an undeclared £5m gift from British-Thai businessman Christopher Harborne and the support from convicted criminal George Cottrell that prompted the contest in the first place.
