Farage beats Bin, but Westminster Awaits: why Clacton is a trap, not a triumph

Nigel Farage has claimed victory in Clacton against a comedy recycling bin. But beneath the hubristic headlines lies a party mired in dodgy donor networks, an expanding ethics probe, and the very real prospect of a recall petition. On paper, Farage will point to the raw arithmetic of the ballot box. In a summer contest […] By Ranjan Balakumaran