Clacton by-election candidates: Meet the record number of people standing against Nigel Farage Over 30 candidates are contesting the coastal constituency today The Independent UK · Jul 8
The real reason Nigel Farage fired himself IN THE ROOM: Nigel Farage's 'quit-and-reapply' stunt was intended to prove himself as the anti-establishment underdog, but all he’s really done is highlight the holes in his own illusion, say ex-Whitehall insiders Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson. Reported by Maja Anushka The Independent UK · Jul 8
‘Vote Binface’ memes flood social media as major UK parties boycott Clacton by-election against Nigel Farage As Britain's major political parties boycott the upcoming Clacton by-election, social media has turned the contest into a meme fest, with "Vote Binface" trending as users jokingly urge voters to elect the satirical candidate over Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. The Times of India · Jul 8
Report to National Crime Agency of £5m Farage gift is ‘deeply serious’ Labour party chair says Reform UK leader must cooperate with authorities instead of trying to distract public with byelection The Guardian - UK · Jul 8
Betting odds slashed on Count Binface to beat Farage in Clacton by-election With the main parties refusing to run in Nigel Farage’s ‘fake’ by-election, the alternative candidate who promised to have people who play loud music on public transport to be conscripted, is picking up support The Independent UK · Jul 8
Malcolm Offord squirms in fiery BBC interview over Nigel Farage's donations scandal MALCOLM Offord has suggested he would have declared the £5 million gift that has engulfed Nigel Farage in a donation scandal during a fiery BBC… The National (Scotland) · Jul 8
'Farage knows he's in real trouble': Latest on Reform UK leader as £5million donation saga takes fresh twist ‘I think he senses that he is in real trouble and has taken action to try and get in front of that’ - Dan Jarvis Evening Standard · Jul 8
Nigel Farage's £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering fears A £5 MILLION gift from a cryptocurrency billionaire given to Nigel Farage was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers over fears it may… The National (Scotland) · Jul 8
Clacton byelection likely to take place on 6 August – as it happened Count Binface to be one of few challengers to Nigel Farage as major parties boycott contest The Guardian - UK · Jul 8
‘Farage by-election disrespects the people of Clacton’, minister claims The Reform UK leader has announced he plans to trigger a by-election, as he faces close scrutiny over gifts and support he has received. Evening Standard · Jul 8
Wednesday briefing: How Farage’s byelection gambit may already have backfired In today’s newsletter: Reform UK’s leader has quit as Clacton MP to set up a ‘people v the establishment’ vote over his financial record. Here’s what happens now The Guardian - UK · Jul 8
Farage is likely to win in Clacton but can his credibility survive? While the Reform leader casts himself as the victim questions about his finances are unlikely to disappear The Guardian - UK · Jul 8
Nigel Farage Wants Pakistani Grooming Gang Ringleader Deported and Threatens Visa Ban if Pakistan Refuses Nigel Farage calls for Shabir Ahmed's deportation and threatens visa restrictions on Pakistan after the Rochdale grooming gang ringleader's release from prison. International Business Times UK · Jul 7
Polling guru warns Farage ‘can’t pull out’ after major parties boycott Clacton by-election Reform UK leader can’t cancel his resignation, says Prof Sir John Curtice The Independent UK · Jul 7
International Business Times UK · Jul 7 Reform's Robert Jenrick Brands Rival Parties 'Too Chicken' to Fight Nigel Farage in Clacton By-Election Nigel Farage's by-election announcement in Clacton faces a boycott from major parties due to an expense scandal, leaving Reform UK without mainstream challengers in a controversial electoral move.
Reason · Jul 7 Nigel Farage Resigns His Parliamentary Seat—and Is Standing for Election Again The Reform U.K. leader wants to reframe questions over his undeclared gifts as a “people vs. the establishment” fight. But a fresh mandate from Clacton won’t answer whether he followed parliamentary rules.
The Independent UK · Jul 7 Voices: Nigel Farage has finally shown his hand in a desperate bid to dodge scrutiny THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Reform leader’s by-election stunt suggests that he is not the serious politician he so desperately claims to be
The Economic Times · Jul 7 UK hard-right leader Nigel Farage resigns as MP to force snap vote in finances row The unusual move comes as Farage, whose Reform UK party leads national opinion polls, faces mounting pressure over the non-disclosure of gifts, including allegedly from a convicted fraudster. "I've decided that the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions," Farage said in a televised address, referring to…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 7 ‘My friends are very anti him’: Clacton weary at prospect of Farage byelection The Reform leader’s constituents voiced little enthusiasm for their MP, or for Westminster politics in general
The Independent UK · Jul 7 Parties reject by-election triggered by Farage amid scrutiny over his finances The Clacton MP said he had done nothing wrong as he accused Westminster opponents of using sleaze investigations as a ‘political tool’.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 7 Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
The Guardian - UK · Jul 7 Nigel Farage accused of ‘desperate stunt’ after quitting UK parliament in face of financial scrutiny Reform UK leader says he has ‘never been angrier’ as he triggers byelection – but critics say he is ‘up to his neck in sleaze’
International Business Times · Jul 7 Trump Ally Nigel Farage Turns Donations Inquiry Into Reelection Bid After Quitting UK Parliament Trump ally Nigel Farage resigns as a UK lawmaker amid a donations inquiry and launches a Clacton reelection bid framed as a fight against the establishment.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 7 The Guardian view on Nigel Farage’s byelection stunt: spectacle is not scrutiny Editorial: The Reform UK leader wants voters to overrule parliamentary accountability. Labour should expose the trick, then offer a politics that works
Evening Standard · Jul 7 Nigel Farage wins Clacton backing after announcing resignation as MP and by-election bid The Reform UK leader announced he would resign as an MP on Tuesday, triggering a by-election he will stand in