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Why Nigel Farage spent his first campaign speech complaining that young people don’t know about D-day

Nigel Farage is back. The newly appointed leader of the Reform UK party has just announced his intention to run to be the MP for the Essex seaside town of Clacton – the only constituency to have ever elected an MP from Farage’s former party UKIP in a general election.

The Conversation

Nigel Farage returns: how worried are the Tories? - The Standard podcast

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Evening Standard

Campaign catchup: Debate looming, Farage soaking, Whitby Woman rebelling

In today’s newsletter: Why you shouldn’t expect fireworks from Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer tonight – and how Nigel Farage got covered in milkshake

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Woman throws milkshake over Nigel Farage on first day of campaigning

Police arrest 25-year-old after Reform UK leader, whose entry into election race has alarmed Tories, drenched in Clacton

The Guardian - UK

Two people arrested after milkshake thrown over Nigel Farage as he launched general election campaign

Police arrested a 25-year-old woman, from Clacton, on suspicion of assault at the scene on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage has milkshake thrown over him after launching general election campaign

The newly-crowned Reform UK leader kicked off his general election campaign in Clacton on Tuesday

The Independent UK

Reform leader Nigel Farage has milkshake thrown over him as he leaves pub in Clacton

Essex Police say a 23-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault

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Nigel Farage vows to be 'bloody nuisance' as he launches campaign to be Clacton MP

In his first major public speech since announcing his candidacy he addressed a crowd of hundreds at Clacton Pier

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage thinks leave-voting Clacton will welcome his return. He may be in for a surprise

In the Essex seaside town synonymous with Brexit, locals tell me their focus is reversing decline, not protest against the EU

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage reveals plan for 'reverse takeover' of the Conservative Party

NIGEL Farage has set out his goal for Reform UK to effectively take over the Conservative Party – and potentially put him in Downing Street.

The National (Scotland)

Clacton voters: tell us which issues will decide this election

The Guardian is reporting from the constituency of Clacton to find out what issues people there care about most – and we want your help

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage live: Two arrested after Reform leader has milkshake thrown at him in Clacton

Farage launches campaign in Essex constituency and announces intention to take over the Tory party

The Independent UK

Why Clacton is the perfect place for Farage to launch his bid to eclipse the Tories

He failed seven times to enter the House of Commons, but this time Nigel Farage may have found the perfect place from which to launch the next chapter in his political career, says David Maddox

The Independent UK

Campaign catchup: Farage running, Starmer bombing, Sunak sinking

In today’s newsletter: Our daily election round-up launches with Nigel Farage’s unerring ability to force everyone to talk about him

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Nigel Farage expected to declare he is running for parliament

Nigel Farage is expected to confirm that he is set to run in Clacton, a Tory held seat in Essex, in an emergency statement at 4pm

Evening Standard

Country villages with new homes: from coastal gems to family-friendly commuter zones

Hybrid working and high-speed broadband mean village life is an option for those with jobs in the capital, and there are plenty of areas with handy city links to choose from

The Guardian - UK

Clacton-on-Sea: the ‘forgotten’ town that voted for Brexit

Residents of the Essex coastal community with the highest proportion of economically inactive people in the UK discuss the reality of living on the edge

WhatToWatch

Susan Calman's Summer By the Sea: release date, locations, celebrities, episodes and everything we know

Susan Calman's Summer By the Sea on Channel 5 sees the comedian visiting Britain’s best-loved beach resorts.

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Daily Mirror

'Cowardly' Tory ministers refuse to appear on Question Time Brexit special

Alastair Campbell, who will be appearing on the flagship BBC politics show in Clacton-on-Sea, said it is "quite something" that the government won't be represented in front of an audience made entirely of Leave voters

Daily Mirror

Clacton-on-Sea in Essex has four times the national average when it comes to anti-social behaviour. It is the worst hotspot in the country with a whopping 68 incidents for every 1,000 residents

Daily Mirror

Top 10 best and worst seaside towns revealed - and 'UK's Las Vegas' tops list

Bamburgh in Northumberland was named the best seaside destination in the UK - and on the opposite end of the scale were Skegness in Lincolnshire and Clacton-on-Sea in Essex

Daily Mirror

Man beaten up by gang of thugs near public toilet after refusing to hand over his phone

The men demanded their victim hand his phone over and when he refused they assaulted him, causing him to fall to the floor in Clacton, Essex

Daily Mirror

Angry people on 'UK's WORST road' say takeaways won't deliver due to crater potholes

Livid people living in an Essex village are at their wits' end over the condition of their road - which is littered with massive potholes with some even described as 'craters'

Daily Record

Tory MP claims calls for Scottish independence being driven by 'likes of Mel Gibson'

Giles Watling, MP for Clacton, told the House of Commons he had been "fortunate enough to work in all four corners of this great Union".

Irish Mirror

Boy, 12, crushed by wall 'lay dying with dad for hours until mum called him for dinner'

Scott-Swaley Daniel Stevens died after a wall attached to a house in Clacton, Essex collapsed on Friday evening, said police

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