When is the Clacton by-election and who are the dozens of candidates standing against Nigel Farage?

Voters heading to the polls this week in Nigel Farage’s by-election in Clacton will have a record number of candidates to choose from – but will not be able to vote for most major parties. The Reform UK leader announced he was quitting as an MP as questions mounted over his personal finances.But shortly after the Labour Party, the Tories, Liberal Democrats, Greens and Restore Britain have all said they will not stand candidates in the by-election, leaving independent candidates and Count Binface to contest the vote.Mr Farage was already being investigated by the Commons standards watchdog over an undeclared £5m gift from Reform donor Christopher Harborne before he entered parliament, and he appeared to confirm he faced another probe over security for him funded by convicted fraudster Georg