There are more votes in tolerance and decency than in toxic division. It doesnât take a great leap of political courage to fight back against Reform Nigel Farage can be confident of victory against a man posing as an ennobled space traveller with a dustbin on his head. At least, in Clacton he can. The refusal of major parties to contest this weekâs byelection sets the bar low. But even if the competition were more serious than Count Binface, the Reform UK leader would be the favourite to win on his chosen turf. He picked the constituency as his safest shot for a parliamentary seat in the 2024 general election for a reason. Now he is betting that the stench of scandal around his personal and party finances, pungent in Westminster, wonât sicken his fans on the Essex coast. Heâs probably right, which is why Labour and the Conservatives sensibly denied him the spectacle he craved â a âpeople versus the establishmentâ prize fight. The plan was to put the question of his failure to declare a £5m donation to the electoral court of Clacton. It would be settled not by adjudication of the parliamentary standards authority but with a knockout blow from the fist of Furious Farag
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This article was published on August 31, 2026 Reform UK has pledged to abolish the UK GDPR and replace it with a light-touch law modelled on New Zealand's, where the maximum fine is NZ$50,000. The party says EU data adequacy would survive.…
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This article was published on August 31, 2026 Reform UK has pledged to abolish the UK GDPR and replace it with a light-touch law modelled on New Zealand's, where the maximum fine is NZ$50,000. The party says EU data…
Read original at The Next Web →Christian Droganâs Invading Britain shows former builder turned journalist trying to travel from France to England in small boat Rupert Murdochâs online channel TalkTV is facing criticism after it did not disclose…
Read original at The Guardian →UK-born married couples under 35 with children would get priority under proposals to be outlined by Farage’s party British citizens who were born abroad would be made to wait longer for social housing under proposals to…
Read original at The Guardian →Tory leader rules out coalition with Farageâs party and says âdrama queensâ who left will not be welcomed back Kemi Badenoch has called defectors who left for Reform âsome of the most dishonest peopleâ she has…
Read original at The Guardian →Party’s deputy leader makes comments as he unveils new policy to subsidise more apprenticeships Reform UK’s deputy leader has defended the party’s suspension of a senior activist who criticised Nigel Farage, saying…
Read original at The Guardian →Bridget Phillipson writes to watchdog asking it to look into claims Tether.bet and Fispay operated without a licence The Gambling Commission has been urged to investigate claims that companies linked to Reform UK donors…
Read original at The Guardian →Nigel Farage has comfortably won a special election that he triggered, meaning he will remain as a member of parliament after a contest that all the other major British parties boycotted, leaving his main opposition as…
Read original at CNN →A parliamentary investigation into Nigel Farage has resumed hours after he won the Clacton by-election - a brief timeline The Reform UK leader secured 22,239 votes in the contest, which was boycotted by major political…
Read original at BBC →When I moved to the town in 2022 I loved the beach walks, cheap drinks and panoramic coastal views. Now it feels like a never-ending circus Clacton town centre is bustling, the beaches are packed and the pierâs raking…
Read original at The Guardian →Labour chair says Reform deputy leader is trying to harass journalists over reporting on his financial affairs Richard Tice has been accused by Labourâs Bridget Phillipson of mounting a âdeeply chilling attempt to…
Read original at The Guardian →There are more votes in tolerance and decency than in toxic division. It doesnât take a great leap of political courage to fight back against Reform Nigel Farage can be confident of victory against a man posing as an…
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This article was published on August 31, 2026 Reform UK has pledged to abolish the UK GDPR and replace it with a light-touch law modelled on New Zealand's, where the maximum fine is NZ$50,000. The party says EU data adequacy would survive.…
View source →Christian Droganâs Invading Britain shows former builder turned journalist trying to travel from France to England in small boat Rupert Murdochâs online channel TalkTV is facing criticism after it did not disclose that a journalist who…
View source →UK-born married couples under 35 with children would get priority under proposals to be outlined by Farage’s party British citizens who were born abroad would be made to wait longer for social housing under proposals to be announced by…
View source →Tory leader rules out coalition with Farageâs party and says âdrama queensâ who left will not be welcomed back Kemi Badenoch has called defectors who left for Reform âsome of the most dishonest peopleâ she has ever met, as she…
View source →Party’s deputy leader makes comments as he unveils new policy to subsidise more apprenticeships Reform UK’s deputy leader has defended the party’s suspension of a senior activist who criticised Nigel Farage, saying internal disagreements…
View source →Bridget Phillipson writes to watchdog asking it to look into claims Tether.bet and Fispay operated without a licence The Gambling Commission has been urged to investigate claims that companies linked to Reform UK donors and allies of Nigel…
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