Nigel Farage will fight a by-election in Clacton with no candidates from Labour, the Conservatives or the Liberal Democrats after the main parties refused to stand, prompting Reform UK's Robert Jenrick to brand his rivals 'too chicken to stand'.
The former Ukip leader announced on Tuesday that he would trigger a by-election by resigning and immediately re-contesting his own seat, just as he faced mounting scrutiny over his parliamentary finances.