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UK by-election: Nigel Farage faces 'record' number of rivals
Euronews.com • • world
Key Points:
- Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, will face a record 34 candidates in the August by-election for the Clacton constituency, the highest number ever in a UK parliamentary election.
- Farage resigned as MP amid a parliamentary investigation over an undeclared £5 million gift, stating he wants the people of Clacton to judge his actions, calling the by-election a challenge to the establishment.
- Major parties including Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and Greens are not contesting the by-election, dismissing Farage's move as a political stunt.
- The by-election cost is estimated to exceed £275,000, but Reform UK's offer to cover the cost was rejected by the government to ensure electoral impartiality.
- Among the candidates are 20 independents, several novelty contenders including the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, and actor Laurence Fox representing The Reclaim Party.
