All news on the topic: Clacton

13 Aug 2026 625

Nigel Farage faces Clacton by-election test as 75,000 voters head to the polls

As many as 75,000 Britons are set to make their voices heard today at the Clacton by-election - the sixth at Westminster since 2024.

Politics

12 Aug 2026 478

Nigel Farage faces bizarre Clacton ballot as voters call by-election a ’farce’

Voters seeking to re-elect Nigel Farage Thursday will have to scan past an array of comedy characters and oddballs on the longest ballot paper in British history.

Politics

27 Jul 2026 641

Count Binface vows no crypto billionaire gifts as he targets Farage in Clacton race

Count Binface has unveiled his long-awaited manifesto for the Clacton by-election, pledging a new role for Wayne Rooney and a ‘more sensible position’ for a hand dryer 280 miles away.

Politics

27 Jul 2026 644

Nigel Farage’s Clacton by-election gamble risks backfiring as Reform faces growing pressure

Winning an uncontested stronghold against novelty candidates will do little to answer the concerns hanging over the growing party.

Politics

23 Jul 2026 672

Driver crashes after shouting abuse at Nigel Farage during Clacton campaign

This is the moment a heckler crashes their car after shouting “w****r” out the window at Nigel Farage.

World

23 Jul 2026 567

Teenage girl and woman die after tragedy at Essex beach

Two people are dead after several people got into difficulties on West Mersea beach.

Politics

15 Jul 2026 942

Nigel Farage reportedly sought £1m a year before receiving £5m gift from crypto billionaire

Nigel Farage told senior figures in Reform UK he would need “a million a year” to cover lost earnings if he stood for parliament in the 2024 general election, sources have told the Guardian, raising further questions about why he was given £5m by a crypto billionaire.

Politics

11 Jul 2026 734

Nigel Farage’s Clacton resignation was part of a strategy to regain political momentum

When Nigel Farage landed in Britain on Monday from his trip to the US he was visibly angry and rattled as he confronted Sky News reporters waiting for him at the airport, accusing them of harassing his daughter.

Politics

09 Jul 2026 778

Man in fox costume joins race to unseat Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election

A human fox is joining the fight to dump Nigel Farage as an MP at the Clacton by-election.

Politics

08 Jul 2026 768

Nigel Farage left facing Count Binface after major parties boycott Clacton by-election

Nigel Farage could be set to run against just one other candidate, Count Binface, after all other major political parties confirmed they would not field candidates in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election.

Politics

07 Jul 2026 830

Nigel Farage releases footage as he accuses Sky News of targeting his family

Nigel Farage, who has resigned as Clacton’s MP to fight for his right to become MP for Clacton, has released footage of a journalist on his driveway.

Politics

07 Jul 2026 683

Nigel Farage offers to foot £200,000 bill for by-election he triggered

Mr Farage said he had written to the council and would contact the Chancellor with an offer to cover costs.

Politics

02 Jul 2026 737

Nigel Farage says "nowhere is safe" after migrants land in his Clacton constituency

The Reform UK leader took to X after illegal migrants arrived in his constituency on a boat.

Investigation

15 Jun 2026 657

Nigel Farage owns four homes as partner buys £885,000 constituency property

He wants to make Number 10 his home, but Nigel Farage already boasts something of a property empire.

Crime

15 Jun 2026 687

Essex criminal led gang that smuggled Afghan migrants into UK in secret truck compartment

An Essex-based gang fronted by a career criminal have been found guilty of smuggling Afghan migrants into the UK using a truck, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency.

Politics

13 May 2026 708

Farage faces Commons investigation over secret £5m crypto billionaire gift

Nigel Farage is facing a formal investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.

News

13 May 2026 709

Farage faces Commons probe over hidden £5m donor cash

The Reform UK leader received the donation weeks before he announced he would stand as a candidate in Clacton ahead of the 2024 General Election.

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18 Aug 2025 969

Major fire in Clacton: residents evacuated from homes in the middle of the night

Residents of Clacton, Essex, have been evacuated, and locals have been advised to keep all windows and doors closed due to a large amount of smoke coming from a nearby building fire

Politics

23 May 2025 2892

Nigel Farage asserts to have ’purchased a house’ in Clacton, in fact owned by his girlfriend

Reform UK leader said he’d ‘exchanged contracts’ to buy property last November, but it’s in name of Laure Ferrari

Politics

18 Jun 2024 945

Reform UK criticized as ’shameful’ for charging constituents £3.41 to meet Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage has left voters furious after charging for a campaign event in the Essex town he is standing in as Reform UK leader. The right-wing politican has been dubbed ’shameful’

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