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Farage resigns as Clacton MP and will contest the by-election

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Twiglets1 · 07/07/2026 14:37

Nigel Farage is resigning as MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election in the constituency - which he will stand in.

He says he wants the people of Clacton to decide whether he is worthy of representing them - not the mainstream media who he feels constantly attack him personally as well as the party he represents.

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soddingspiderseason · 09/07/2026 10:13

NoWordForFluffy · 09/07/2026 09:09

Perhaps focus on those who trouser £5 million without any explanation.

People can consider more than one thing at once, you know? It's not necessarily one or the other.

I do wonder about people who say this kind of thing, as if it's normal to think that humans can only hold one thought at a time.

Its an attempt to deflect from Farage’s clear corruption by inventing something dodgy about Simons. Its whataboutery. £5 million is crypto, ‘gifts’ from a convicted criminal alongside investigations by National Crime Agency are hardly comparable to someone standing aside at an election. The attempts to create a false parity are very transparent. Pure and utter whataboutery.

TopPocketFind · 09/07/2026 10:21

The British Democrats have announced they are standing

They are a Far Right British Nationalists party who look to have been formed by former BNP and UKIP members

IdentifyingAsAWoollyMammoth · 09/07/2026 10:27

None of the 317 Brexit Party candidates that Farage stood down in his deal with Boris Johnson got their deposits back either.

Hilarious that he now says it's for the people to judge him (before all the facts are known) when Jenrick, Braverman and Anderson didn't give the people the chance to judge them in a by-election when they defected.

Hilarious to say it's for the people of Clacton to scrutinize him and that this is a real election when he has stated he will not take part in constituency hustings with Binface.

Hilarious to talk about the uni party and the establishment when be colluded with the Tories in 2019 and he's a millionaire city banker from a wealthy family and ticks every box that is used to describe the establishment.

Hilarious that his rabid supporters and the bots on social media are spending ages to try and paint Binface as establishment just because he's done some work as a freelancer for the BBC. If he's no threat, why are they making such a converted effort to paint him as establishment? He's a bloke with a bin on his head.

Hilarious that they say Binface has been put up to this as a BBC plant, a fake actor, because the BBC is left wing when Binface has stood against those noted right wingers Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan, Boris Johnson, Theresa May and Rishi Sunak.

Desperate stuff and only morons fail to see it and still think Farage is a man of the people. It's all an act. Jenrick and Cunningham made themselves look even more stupid than they are and their only strategy is "awful media, witch hunt". That's all Reform will have left.

Twiglets1 · 09/07/2026 11:03

TopPocketFind · 09/07/2026 09:19

If there was anything 'dodgy' to report, the likes of the Telegraph, Mail, Express, Times would have been all over it.

Politicians being parachuted into so called safe seats happens all the time.

I agree actually. The media would have sniffed out anything dodgy by now - in my opinion.

Edited to add - I bet they tried!

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Twiglets1 · 09/07/2026 11:06

TopPocketFind · 09/07/2026 10:21

The British Democrats have announced they are standing

They are a Far Right British Nationalists party who look to have been formed by former BNP and UKIP members

Ugh I didn’t even think they still existed.

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Birthdayfeel · 09/07/2026 14:50

Twiglets1 · 09/07/2026 11:03

I agree actually. The media would have sniffed out anything dodgy by now - in my opinion.

Edited to add - I bet they tried!

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Well they did, months ago. Nothing by Farage standards but enough for him to resign from his ministerial post.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/28/minister-josh-simons-resigns-labour-together?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

AlwaysExtraHot · 09/07/2026 16:36

TopPocketFind · 09/07/2026 09:19

If there was anything 'dodgy' to report, the likes of the Telegraph, Mail, Express, Times would have been all over it.

Politicians being parachuted into so called safe seats happens all the time.

Politicians being parachuted into so called safe seats happens all the time.
Expressly because they want to run for PM, though? Not so much.

TopPocketFind · 09/07/2026 16:51

AlwaysExtraHot · 09/07/2026 16:36

Politicians being parachuted into so called safe seats happens all the time.
Expressly because they want to run for PM, though? Not so much.

To become an MP which is the path to becoming a PM.

Usually it takes a bit longer.

BIossomtoes · 09/07/2026 16:54

Wasn’t that why Farage stood in Clacton?

SwedishEdith · 09/07/2026 16:54

AlwaysExtraHot · 09/07/2026 16:36

Politicians being parachuted into so called safe seats happens all the time.
Expressly because they want to run for PM, though? Not so much.

I'm pretty sure Boris Johnson becoming the MP for Uxbridge in 2015 was exactly for that reason. He bottled it in 2016 but it would have always been his intention.

TopPocketFind · 09/07/2026 16:57

Sunak to Richmond as well iirc, seen as talent for the future.

Twiglets1 · 10/07/2026 07:23

Teanbiscuits33 · 09/07/2026 19:02

This by election will certainly be interesting…

This by election is really bringing all the nutters out.

Unfortunately I guess it will split the vote between joke candidates (include Piers in this) and the one serious one, so Farage will win.

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NoWordForFluffy · 10/07/2026 07:44

Twiglets1 · 10/07/2026 07:23

This by election is really bringing all the nutters out.

Unfortunately I guess it will split the vote between joke candidates (include Piers in this) and the one serious one, so Farage will win.

I'm not sure anyone who's considering Binface would be tempted by Piers, tbh. He's a whole other level of fruitloop!

I think that the right wing nutters standing aren't actually doing any favours to Farage (shame!) as they'll split that vote.

Binface is actually only a semi-joke candidate at this point, as while he's campaigning in character, he's said he'll step up and be a solid constituency MP.

The ballot sheet will be interesting!

Twiglets1 · 10/07/2026 08:05

Lots of candidates now:

Lawrence Fox for Reclaim - former actor
Ollie Grainger - television professional
Count Binface - comedian
Luke Worley - Reality TV “star”
Monster Raving Looney party
Rejoin EU party - looking for a candidate if anyone’s interested.
Mr Fishfinger - vows to batter Farage
Piers Corbyn - conspiracy theorist
Amelia Randall - clairvoyant
Kai Stephens - British Democratic Party
Adham Alkhatip - Forward party
Rob Pownall - anti fox hunting campaigner.

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ByGraptharsHammer · 10/07/2026 08:32

Oh dear. Farage and a self selected collective of other self promoting people. In a way, he’s created a perfect launch pad for attention seekers over the summer.

NoWordForFluffy · 10/07/2026 08:34

A clairvoyant?! Surely she can see into the future and see her being on the ballot is futile? 🤔

It's a right ramshackle bunch there though. Bonkers.

Twiglets1 · 10/07/2026 08:35

If I was in Clacton I would vote for Rob Pownall (sorry Count B) though that could split Count B's vote and allow Farage in!

Difficult choices for the people of Clacton.

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ByGraptharsHammer · 10/07/2026 08:36

A silly season election for the end of the pier in Clacton. Punch and Judy were said to be considering standing

Twiglets1 · 10/07/2026 08:36

NoWordForFluffy · 10/07/2026 08:34

A clairvoyant?! Surely she can see into the future and see her being on the ballot is futile? 🤔

It's a right ramshackle bunch there though. Bonkers.

Haha almost as if she can't see into the future after all.

Talk about bad for business, who could trust her skills after losing the election.

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Twiglets1 · 10/07/2026 08:37

ByGraptharsHammer · 10/07/2026 08:36

A silly season election for the end of the pier in Clacton. Punch and Judy were said to be considering standing

Judy might get the sympathy vote for suffering years of domestic abuse.

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NoWordForFluffy · 10/07/2026 08:39

Twiglets1 · 10/07/2026 08:35

If I was in Clacton I would vote for Rob Pownall (sorry Count B) though that could split Count B's vote and allow Farage in!

Difficult choices for the people of Clacton.

Is fox hunting much of a thing in that part of Essex? It might not be on many people's radar.

I would definitely tactically vote against Farage / the right if I lived there. So likely would be Binface.

Twiglets1 · 10/07/2026 08:40

NoWordForFluffy · 10/07/2026 08:39

Is fox hunting much of a thing in that part of Essex? It might not be on many people's radar.

I would definitely tactically vote against Farage / the right if I lived there. So likely would be Binface.

No idea but it's on my radar and I'm speaking for myself.

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ByGraptharsHammer · 10/07/2026 08:42

The media coverage will be hysterical. Consult the clairvoyant at intervals, interview Mr Fishfinger in a chip shop, extreme hard right winger filmed in Jaywick saying “deport them all and Farage is soft”, Count Binface hands out free ice creams on the beach and the country is entertained after the football finishes