8/21/2026
Political Picture · elections
Nigel Farage called us ‘nobodies’ in the Clacton byelection. He seems to treat the town in much the same way | Attieh Fard
Filed by Deacon Rift
I had few resources as a candidate, but the contest allowed me to speak to local people about their lives and their MP. They deserve so much betterIn the early hours of last Friday morning, a video was posted. It showed Nigel Farage among his team of volunteers, before the votes had been counted, celebrating his victory and saying that he was not going to humiliate himself by sharing a platform at the count next to “nobodies”.He was referring to the 33 other candidates who had taken part in what
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