Voters in Clacton are set to head to the polls once again in just over a week for a by-election that even Nigel Farage’s supporters admit didn’t need to happen.
Two years ago, the Reform UK leader beat incumbent Conservative MP Giles Watling in a landslide in the seaside town, entering the House of Commons at the eighth attempt, and bringing with him the hope that those with little track record can muster.
