Category: Clacton byelection August 2026

UK politics: Country a ‘tinderbox’, says Burnham, as he calls in military and bans disposable barbecues – as it happened

PM also says fire and rescue services will be given more cash This election is a novelty with a record 34 candidates, including Howling Laud Hope of The Official Monster Raving Loony Party and Marcus White from the Everyone is...

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So Nigel Farage has beaten a man in a bin. But he’s in deep trouble, and he knows it | Owen Jones

The Reform leader claims vindication from the people, and it’s too early to write him off. But the problems he now faces may be more than he can bearNigel Farage is a rattled, embattled politician. Perhaps he feels buoyed up by...

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Farage has turned Clacton into a human zoo. Here’s the truth about what’s happening here | Sarah Elizabeth Cox

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 circusClacton town centre is bustling, the beaches are packed and the pier’s raking in cash. We...

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