Could Clacton bin off Nigel Farage? – podcast

Farage has taken a high risk gamble by resigning and forcing a byelection in his constituency. Nosheen Iqbal heads to Clacton to find out how voters feel Clacton was once a seaside jewel on England’s east coast. But these days there’s another story that’s told about this town. Clacton is one of the poorest, oldest and

Count Binface faces the Reform UK leader in a contest the mainstream parties are sitting out

Two days before an historic by-election in Clacton, the ‘independent space warrior’ sits down with the hosts of In The Room to talk Farage, ice creams, and the royal family. Reported by Maja Anushka

Commentary: The most recent benchmark for success at such a bizarre by-election is gaining over 70% of the vote

The by-election has a record number of candidates standing despite being called just a few weeks ago

Nigel Farage will hold a press conference at 11 on Monday morning with his home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf - follow live updates below

Could Count Binface truly pull it off? (Credits: James Veysey/Shutterstock) The Clacton by-election is slowly approaching, and while most expect Nigel Farage to win, some of the electorate have hinted at turning towards an intergalactic alien instead. So what happens if Count Binface wins the vote? With all the major p

Farage v Binface is the warm-up. His real showdown will be with Kemi  The Times

The boycott by major parties has opened the door to a host of by-election hopefuls. Here's who's on the metre-long ballot paper...

The Tories are not standing in next week's election, triggered by Nigel Farage's resignation.