A message to the people of Clacton

[MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack]

You will win the undying respect and gratitude of the whole nation if you use your votes to kick Farage out and elect Count Binface as your local MP.

And I don't think you will regret it. Underneath the silliness, there is an intelligent man with a genuine commitment to democracy. He might be a joker, but I believe he would serve you well if elected. And definitely better than Farage.

Ahh,, that’s interesting that Reform are funding this.
I didn’t know this and read online that it would cost the tax payer. Not sure why it’s not common knowledge that this is the case , but happy to be told im
wrong.

They aren't funding it as they're not allowed to.

Right, so not funding it then.

No they are not that’s illegal under electoral law. Its costing the taxpayer.

And Frinton. I’m sure they have naice ham there.

I voted YABU as it’s incredibly patronising to tell people who to vote for @MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBackunless you are actively canvassing for votes. I’m no NF fan but it’s up to people in the constituency to cast their votes as they see fit. Telling them to do what you tell them is likely to make people more adamant to vote for NF if they’re that way inclined.

Are they letting the election be funded by taxpayers and then giving that money directly to the treasury? Can you even do that?

I think Farage has just learnt from Trump that you just say something people will like. Your supporters will repeat it so it seems like it’s true but and none of them check if it was actually done.

That's what I thought - that you can't privately fund elections.

If no one voted for him, wouldn't he just not be in Parliament and therefore the investigation wouldn't be finished?

Reform cannot pay for £200,000 Clacton by-election, Government says as it confirms move would be illegal
Nigel Farage's party offered to foot the bill for the election after he confirmed he will stand down as an MP and run again due to an ongoing row over his finances

Nigel Farage's Reform UK cannot foot the bill for the Clacton by-election triggered by his resignation as an MP, the Government has confirmed.
Nigel Farage's Reform UK cannot foot the bill for the Clacton by-election triggered by his resignation as an MP, the Government has confirmed. Picture: Getty
By Chay Quinn

Nigel Farage's Reform UK cannot foot the bill for the Clacton by-election triggered by his resignation as an MP, the Government has confirmed.

The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has told LBC that such a move would be illegal after the party offered to pay for the poll following Mr Farage's announcement that he would stand down on Tuesday.

An MHCLG spokesperson told LBC: "To maintain the independence and impartiality of the electoral process, the law is clear that the cost of running elections must be met from public funds, and not by candidates or political parties.

"Individuals or groups can, of course, make voluntary donations to the Consolidated Fund in the normal way, but these are not ring-fenced to pay for specific costs or events."

Of course they're not. It isn't legal, which he knows full well.
As much as Reform would love to be able to buy elections, even he isn't that stupid.
Unlike his followers, who will continue to parrot this shite, since they've heard him say it once, without bothering to find out about the actual law, or democracy.
As you can see.

We can't have elections funded by the parties. Can you imagine? The 2026 Manchester Mayoral Election sponsored by the Labour Party which nice red ballot papers.

I’d like to see the receipts to show how he’s going to give the money back

Nothing stopping him, as a private citizen, giving a donation to the Treasury or even the NHS. He won't. Of course.

Who are you to determine the intellect of a voter base? Do you know every single one of Reform voters? Another thread proving how much Farage winds up so many people. Desperate.

Not untypical TV journalists, I would think. Probably had a brief that said, ‘Go and find Clactonites who come across as really thick/uneducated, and preferably racist, too.’

Who am I? Someone with a functioning brain.
Although, as it happens, I'm not determining the intellect of all of them, that would take too long. Just the ones who are spouting the 'Nigel's buying his own election' (I paraphrase) shite. And those ones don't need me to cast aspersions on their intellect - they're making sure it's writ large, all by themselves.

The anti Farage people aren't desperate. You must have noticed on the threads how much we're enjoying ourselves? Everyone from Restore to the Greens and all in between (so not just the 'sneering lefties') are laughing at your man right now, and rooting for Binface, except his die hard supporters.

Heck yes, even Rachel Reeves has managed to have some fun at his expense!

Where have I told anyone how to vote? I have merely said that the rest of us will be eternally grateful if they choose to use their votes to kick Farage out. I am perfectly at liberty to express this.

Of course they can vote for whoever they like. It is ridiculous to suggest that anyone is going to suddenly decide to vote for Farage simply because someone on the Internet said they would be grateful if people voted for Binface. You accuse me of patronising people, but i would suggest that you're the one patronising people by suggesting that they are so shallow and unthinking as to be swayed by something so trivial.

Absolutely.

Yes precisely.
So he needs to win the election as otherwise he won’t be investigated. Or at the very least, the investigation would be delayed and put on the back burner.
And no, Reform cannot fund the election. That is illegal.
Tax payers are paying for this nonsense, yet again.
Another expense Farage should be continually questioned about.

Oh everyone is sneering. And laughing. Kemi's playing a blinder.😁

Or is she left now too?

No they are not.

About half of the £200k+ cost of the by-election will be venue hire and staffing costs for the polling stations and the count. That's all money that's being pumped into the local economy in the form of overtime for local council workers, venue hire to schools and community associations, and so on.

It's maybe not the most efficient form of stimulus spending, but it's probably the biggest positive impact Nigel Farage has ever had on the local economy in Clacton.