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Farage resigns to force 'people versus establishment' byelection in Clacton

Nigel Farage announced on Tuesday that he is to resign as the MP for Clacton to fight a byelection.
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So the facts - Farage loses control of the media narrative, fails to win 3 by-elections, understands that the media go wild for a by-election and so to attempt to regain control of said media - he resigns his ultra safe seat. Let's hope the people of Clacton have had some education since 2024.
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Quite the performance. Hard not to see why so many commentators keep calling him a charlatan and a grifter when the transparency questions never seem to end.
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he's never been to clacton
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Trumpian nonsense. He is the epiotome of establishment.
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@Brippy From YouTube ↗ 8 Jul 2026 19
He should not be allowed to stand again until all the numerous tax fiddles and ‘gifts’ from his billionaire friends are properly investigated. Man of the the people 😂… he’s the Man of the Entitled People 😡
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I guess the check from moscow bounced.
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So, a millionaire banker, who went to private school, who was na MEP for nearly 20 years and has a 6-figure EU pension. And he's pretending to be against the establishment, which has done so much for him over the years.
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Sounds just like the orange buffoon
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Is there a Clacton in USA? 🤔
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Fraudge announces he will forces the public to spend money so he can attempt to distract the press and dodge prosecution for taking multiple bribes large enough to fund the entire county.
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@kunafeh From YouTube ↗ 8 Jul 2026 43
why resign when you've done nothing wrong?
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Lol, this grifter is literally the establishment.

He was an MEP for TWENTY-ONE YEARS. He has a GB News show, was on LBC, constantly platformed by the media. He has billionaire donors. He has a close relationship with Trump. He is the leader of a major political party. He was privately educated, his father was a stockbroker and Farage was a trader in the City.

"Man of the people" loooool
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"If I win, you win." What a stone cold liar.
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'Hey Google, where is clacton?'
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I guess, if he doesn’t get in. He could always, lean into standup.
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Such a Melt 😅
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Cue Rupert Lowe saying 'Hold me coat...'. Carol Vorderman should stand as an Independent, too.
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He is the establishment though, so just more BS from him
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Farage is the establishment. Presumably this will be used as a way of accountability
Again
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So now we look forward to the Farage Files?